at full tilt

Meaning

Prepositional phrase

• At full speed; very quickly.

Related

Similar words

• full tilt boogie

Origin

• Recorded c. 1600, perhaps from the interpretation of tilt "a joust" as derived from "leaning" into an attack, presumably a folk etymology, as tilt in late Middle English meant "a covering of coarse cloth, an awning" and referred to the barrier separating the combatants in a joust.