full steam/speed ahead
idiom
—used to say that something is being done with as much speed and power as possible
The work started slowly, but now it's full steam ahead.
The campaign is going full speed ahead.
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Now with the country emerging from the civil war and dictatorship that oversaw the railway’s rapid decline, a new government is pushing full steam ahead on its revival.
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Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
Some episodes rely on flashbacks, others plow full steam ahead, and none leave much of a mark.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
Its biggest customers remain full steam ahead on spending, much of which is flowing to its computing systems.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Like a thoroughbred bursting out of the Kentucky Derby starting gate, the second Trump administration has been racing full speed ahead ever since Trump was inaugurated once again as president of the United States.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
Some episodes rely on flashbacks, others plow full steam ahead, and none leave much of a mark.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
Its biggest customers remain full steam ahead on spending, much of which is flowing to its computing systems.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Like a thoroughbred bursting out of the Kentucky Derby starting gate, the second Trump administration has been racing full speed ahead ever since Trump was inaugurated once again as president of the United States.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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“Full steam/speed ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20steam%2Fspeed%20ahead. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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