full speed ahead

Definitions

1. 1

   A command to move forward at maximum speed.

   • Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
2. 2

   Maximum speed on a ship.

   • Then he gave it full speed ahead, and shot us into the inlet.
3. 3

   Maximum effort without reservations or delay.

   • We got the OK on the conversion project. It's full speed ahead.
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   1. 4

      With maximum effort, without reservations or delay.

      • He charged full speed ahead into his studies.
   2. 5

      Unhesitant.

      • The company's full speed ahead approach to product development would ultimately be its downfall.
      • I was always so busy and full-speed ahead that I didn't take any time out to really listen to God.
      • And what he's done in climbing is no less than world class — a blend of vision and genetic athleticism, with a full-speed-ahead approach that dwells on the possibilities, not the problems.

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