at full capacity
at FOOL kuh-PAS-ih-tee
æt fʊl kəˈpæsɪtiListen
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operating at the maximum level of output, activity, or effort that a person, system, facility, or organisation is capable of sustaining, with no remaining reserve or headroom available to absorb additional demands; when an organisation, factory, hospital, or individual is at full capacity, any additional demand can only be accommodated by reducing quality, extending timeframes, or increasing the risk of failure and breakdown; the phrase is used both descriptively, to explain why no additional work can be taken on, and as a signal of success, indicating that demand has reached or exceeded the limits of what the current system can provide
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