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[ out-peys ] / ˌaʊtˈpeɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outpace ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), out·paced, out·pac·ing.to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance: a company that has consistently outpaced the competition in sales. Origin of outpaceFirst recorded in 1565–75; out- + pace1 Words nearby outpaceout of work, out on a limb, out on bail, out on one's ear, out on the town, outpace, outparish, outpatient, outperform, outplace, outplacement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outpaceThe assumption was that America would always be smart enough to outpace nature. At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble|Eric Nusbaum|February 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST The prices paid for health care continues to outpace the prices paid for everything else. Consumer Prices Stay Flat in July|Matthew Zeitlin|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST With income inequality on the rise and an uncertain economic forecast, CEO compensation continues to outpace the stock market. America's Highest-Paid CEOs||December 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST But more likely, he joins but does not outpace the top tier. Christie's No Messiah|Michael Tomasky|September 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And we have to earn enough to outpace inflation if we want to improve our lives. Gimme My Money Back|Ali Velshi|January 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST Faster and faster rushed the car in futile attempt to outpace the whispered treason. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker|Marguerite Bryant A good runner may outpace an elephant on level ground for a short sprint. Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly He did not gain on me, it is true; but neither did I outpace him. Miss Cayley's Adventures|Grant Allen This was the situation when we set out for Nancy, our big car running slowly, in order not to outpace the rickety Red Cross cab. Everyman's Land|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson Each side endeavoured to outpace the other, with the object of surrounding the enemy's marching wing. Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for outpace
verb (tr)to run or move faster than (someone or something else) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outpacebeat, outperform, excel, eclipse, outrun, outshine, outmatch, outdo, dominate, outdistance, outplay, outclass, outweigh, exceed, top, rank, outstrip, pass, overstep, outrank |