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to the limit

to the limit phrase: to the greatest possible extent.

Phrase

to the limit

  1. (idiomatic) To the greatest possible extent.
    • Then the race began; and such a contest of speed as it was! With her propellers working to the limit, and every volt of electricity that was available forced into the forward and aft plates, the Advance surged through the water, about ten feet below the surface. But the Wonder kept after her...1910, Victor Appleton, Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat

Questions about to the limit

What does to the limit mean?
To the limit means to the greatest possible extent.
What part of speech is to the limit?
To the limit is a phrase.

Words near to the limit in the dictionary

  1. to the last
  2. to the last man
  3. to the left
  4. to the letter
  5. to the life
  6. to the limit
  7. to the manner born
  8. to the manor born
  9. to the marrow
  10. to the max
  11. to the minute

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