"a medio gas" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

Etymology: Literally, “at half gas”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|at half gas}} “at half gas”, {{lit|at half gas}} Literally, “at half gas” Head templates: {{es-adv}} a medio gas
  1. (idiomatic) at a leisurely pace; not at full speed Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-a_medio_gas-es-adv-QUkYGA1h

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        {
          "ref": "2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País",
          "roman": "going at a leisurely pace and squeezing the throttle when Carreño and Tsitsipas demanded something from him had worked in his favour.",
          "text": "le había valido navegar a medio gas y apretar puntualmente cuando fue algo exigido por Carreño y Tsitsipas",
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