a medio gas

Spanish

Literally, “at half gas”.

(idiomatic) at a leisurely pace; not at full speed
- 2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País‎^[1]:
  le había valido navegar a medio gas y apretar puntualmente cuando fue algo exigido por Carreño y Tsitsipas
  going at a leisurely pace and squeezing the throttle when Carreño and Tsitsipas demanded something from him had worked in his favour.