peed Idiom, Proverb
do (a speed)
hit speeds of
pick up speed
speed up
up to speed
at full speed
Idiom(s): at full speed AND at full tiltTheme: SPEED
as fast as possible.
• The motor was running at full speed.
• John finished his running at full speed.
• Things are now operating at full tilt.
The more haste, the less speed.
A person makes more progress if they do things less quickly.More haste, less speed
The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it.speed trap|speed|trap
n. A place where police hide and wait to catch drivers who are going even a little faster than the speed limit. Mr. Jones was caught in a speed trap.speed up|speed
v. To go faster than before; also, to make go faster. The car speeded up when it reached the country. Push in the throttle to speed up the engine.Compare: PICK UP12.
Antonym: SLOW DOWN.
full speed ahead
full speed aheadAlso, full steam ahead. As fast and as strongly as possible. For example, There's only one way we'll get there on time, so go full speed ahead, or Production would go full steam ahead as soon as the orders were confirmed. It is also put as with a full head of steam, as in She was traveling with a full head of steam—she was due there at noon. These expressions all allude to the steam engine, where full steam signifies that a boiler has developed maximum pressure. They became well known through an order allegedly given by Admiral David Farragut at the battle of Mobile Bay (1864): “Damn the torpedoes! Full steam ahead!”
speed
speedIn addition to the idiom beginning with speed, also see full speed ahead; up to par.
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