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in full swing en · ADP

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Proceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.
   • The harvest is now in full swing in the Great Plains and efforts are being made to rush the grain from the fields to the country elevators and then to the large terminals, such as Kansas City, Houston, Galveston and New Orleans. 1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3:
   • We arrived an hour late and found the event already in full swing.

Descendants

i full sving

Relateds

swing of things · go with a swing

Synonyms

in full gear

Translations (13)

fr battre son plein (proceeding fully) · cmn 正全面展开 (proceeding fully) · fi täydessä vauhdissa (proceeding fully) · pl w pełni (proceeding fully) · lv pilnā sparā (proceeding fully) · ru на полную катушку (proceeding fully) · ta முழுவீச்சில் (proceeding fully) · ro în toi (proceeding fully) · cmn 全力进行中 (proceeding fully) · ru в разгаре (proceeding fully) · cs v plném proudu (proceeding fully) · it in pieno svolgimento (proceeding fully) · pl w pełnej krasie (proceeding fully)