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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This Paige vest is the perfect cut to wear on its own, amping up the sexiness factor and sending you full steam ahead into the new season.
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Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
Sources say that Spider-Man 4 is running, not crawling, full steam ahead and will shoot early next year.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
Despite a few big donors pushing for a pause on the process, the Democratic party on Monday was full steam ahead with its new frontrunner.
—Brian Schwartz,rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 23 July 2024
Returning to the mat is Brody Malone, who suffered a nearly-career-ending injury to his knee last March but is full steam ahead into Paris and hoping to take home a medal on his best apparatus: High bar.
—NBC News, 28 July 2024
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Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
Sources say that Spider-Man 4 is running, not crawling, full steam ahead and will shoot early next year.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
Despite a few big donors pushing for a pause on the process, the Democratic party on Monday was full steam ahead with its new frontrunner.
—Brian Schwartz,rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 23 July 2024
Returning to the mat is Brody Malone, who suffered a nearly-career-ending injury to his knee last March but is full steam ahead into Paris and hoping to take home a medal on his best apparatus: High bar.
—NBC News, 28 July 2024
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