full speed

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This has led to unnatural techniques, such as not accelerating at full speed out of a corner before starting a qualifying lap until some way down the straight, choosing not to deploy energy for maximum speed in some high-speed corners, even not deploying on the straight at the end of a qualifying lap because the energy was better used exiting a corner elsewhere on the lap.

From BBC

Skating at full speed down the left side of the rink, Murphy used her stick to flip the puck up into the air to herself and batted it back down through the legs of her defender.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I didn’t quite find a comfort level that allows me to produce full speed,” Shiffrin, the most decorated skier in history, said after a 15th-place finish that denied a podium spot to her and Breezy Johnson, who finished first in the downhill portion.

From Los Angeles Times

“I didn’t quite find a comfort level that allowed me to produce full speed,” Shiffrin said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It's a green signal, if not quite full speed ahead.

From BBC