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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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.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
But the 49ers were horrific in just about every area of special teams last season, and Shanahan went full speed ahead in his desire to improve.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
Marian and Larry are full steam ahead (well, shoot, there’s my train metaphor).
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 July 2025
Tyler Guyton is looking for a bounce-back sophomore campaign and has the confidence of the coaching staff to go full steam ahead into 2025.
—Nick Harris
july 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
But the 49ers were horrific in just about every area of special teams last season, and Shanahan went full speed ahead in his desire to improve.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
Marian and Larry are full steam ahead (well, shoot, there’s my train metaphor).
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 July 2025
Tyler Guyton is looking for a bounce-back sophomore campaign and has the confidence of the coaching staff to go full steam ahead into 2025.
—Nick Harris
july 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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