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full speed ahead

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full speed ahead
with all possible energy and enthusiasm. The company decided to go full speed ahead on plans to make pasta in the United States.
See also: ahead, full, speed
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Our bow was pointed straight toward the U-boat now as I heard word passed to the engine for full speed ahead.
The Land That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Meanwhile the Vogel-stern and Preussen, each with half a dozen drachenflieger in tow, went full speed ahead and then dropped through the clouds, perhaps five miles ahead of the Americans.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
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