outperform
verb (used with object)
to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than.
had been outperforming
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past perfect progressiveof outperform.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Instead, they said that although Diageo sales had been outperforming the market, its share price had not, and the board's duty was to maximise shareholder returns.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
An economic crisis is disrupting life across Sri Lanka, an island nation off India’s southern coast that only recently had been outperforming its neighbors.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
