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at full throttle

at full throttle prepositional phrase: as fast as physically possible.

Prepositional phrase

  1. As fast as physically possible.
    • Since noon she's been working at full throttle on the calculations.
    Synonyms:
    at full tilt

Synonyms of at full throttle

Questions about at full throttle

What does at full throttle mean?
At full throttle means as fast as physically possible.
What part of speech is at full throttle?
At full throttle is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at full throttle in the dictionary

  1. at first glance
  2. at first hand
  3. at first sight
  4. at full pelt
  5. at full stretch
  6. at full throttle
  7. at full tilt
  8. at gaze
  9. at grade
  10. at grass
  11. at grips

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