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work at full speed

[wɜrk æt fʊl spiːd]
verb phrase
trabalhar em velocidade máxima
1. to work as fast as possible; to operate at maximum capacity or efficiency
The factory is working at full speed to meet the deadline.
A fábrica está trabalhando em velocidade máxima para cumprir o prazo.
2. to exert maximum effort in completing a task
After the break, the team worked at full speed to finish the project.
Após o intervalo, a equipe trabalhou em velocidade máxima para terminar o projeto.
NYC Slang
work at top speed / go all out
Synonyms
work at full capacitywork at top speedwork at maximum speedwork flat outwork at full throttle
Antonyms
work slowlytake one's timework at a snail's pacedrag one's feet

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
trabalhar em velocidade máxima
most common usage
São Paulo
trabalhar em ritmo acelerado
alternative colloquial usage
Rio de Janeiro
trabalhar a todo vapor
idiomatic alternative
Portugal
trabalhar a toda a velocidade
standard Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

at full tilt
at full steam
go all out
give it one's all
work like a dog
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