Definitions

flat out

[flat-out] / ˈflætˈaʊt /

ADVERB

at top speed

Synonyms

WEAK

all out at full speed at full throttle bluntly directly full-bore openly peak performance wide open

flat-out

ADVERB

at top speed

Synonyms

WEAK

all the way all-out at a good clip for all one's worth full blast head over heels in full gallop lickety-split the whole nine yards to the max unrestrainedly wide open without reservation

Example Sentences

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Jacobson says they have computers now working flat out generating brackets for this year’s competition.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Supposedly the pinnacle of motor sport, yet the drivers can't go flat out.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

One academic asked me flat out, if I loved Iran so much, why was I badmouthing it?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"As a pure driver, I enjoy driving flat out," Verstappen said.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The worst of it was that while most of them just had to turn in some overdue work, Don Hume had to flat out ace a final examination to remain eligible.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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