full steam

English

Noun

full steam

  1. Alternative form of full speed ahead
    • 1834, Report from the Select Committee on Steam-navigation to India:
      Supposing she were at full steam during the whole time, taking the 16 days' consumption of fuel […]

Adverb

full steam (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of full steam ahead
    • 1989 April 22, Judy Harris, “Community-Based AIDS Research Group Forming For New England”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
      They have formed the Community Research Initiatives of New England (CRINE), an organization that could be up and running full steam this summer if it receives the $400,000 in grant money it has applied for from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) to cover its first year of operating cost.
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