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单词 outpaces
释义

outpace

verb

out·​pace ˌau̇t-ˈpās How to pronounce outpace (audio)
outpaced; outpacing; outpaces

transitive verb

1
: to surpass in speed
2
: outdo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But iPhone revenue will outpace unit sales growth thanks to the price increase. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022 According to a recent Bloomberg article pointing to data just released by IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, in 2022 tequila and mezcal sales will outpace American whiskey for the first time. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 June 2022 However, growing power use may outpace capacity modifications, with the EIA projecting demand in the U.S. to reach 4 million MWh in 2023 from 3.9 million last year. Katherine Huggins, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Black women also outpace all other groups in starting businesses, many of which are in the beauty sector. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Aug. 2022 And if fairness is the goal, employees at small and medium companies traditionally outpace their larger industry peers. Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 Those far outpace the city’s current targets, which were set under former mayor Martin J. Walsh. Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 According to Liz Paquette, the head of consumer insights at the alcohol-delivery service Drizly, Casamigos sales now outpace both Hennessy and D’Ussé in New York and Atlanta. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022 Even as gas prices across the nation continue to fall — dropping to the lowest point in the last month as of Monday — California rates still far outpace other states, according to the American Automobile Assn. Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

outpaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of outpace
as in overtakes
to go or grow faster than (something) Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades. The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • overtakes
  • surpasses
  • drives
  • outstrips
  • accelerates
  • outruns
  • chases
  • speeds
  • rushes
  • jumps
  • races
  • hastens
  • scuttles
  • barrels
  • hurries
  • travels
  • scurries
  • rips
  • hurls
  • scoots
  • hurtles
  • buzzes
  • rockets
  • steps
  • bustles
  • careens
  • blows
  • courses
  • tears
  • motors
  • flies
  • zooms
  • blazes
  • catches up
  • belts
  • trots
  • whisks
  • gallops
  • hustles
  • careers
  • rams
  • rustles
  • hies
  • blasts
  • bundles
  • bowls
  • scampers
  • humps
  • shoots
  • flits
  • fast-forwards
  • jets
  • breezes
  • hares
  • dashes
  • pelts
  • highballs
  • bolts
  • beetles
  • cannonballs
  • zips
  • nips
  • whirls
  • darts
  • bombs
  • scuffles
  • runs
  • cracks (on)
  • whizzes
  • stampedes
  • scuds
  • streaks
  • jogs
  • hotfoots (it)
  • quickens
  • sprints
  • steps out
  • arrows
  • beelines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lags
  • lingers
  • drags
  • hangs (around or out)
  • dawdles
  • loiters
  • decelerates
  • pokes
  • shuffles
  • saunters
  • tarries
  • ambles
  • slows (down or up)
  • plods
  • lumbers
  • strolls
  • dallies
  • crawls
  • dillydallies
  • pokes
  • creeps
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