outrun
verb (used with object)
to run faster or farther than.
has been outrunning
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present perfect progressiveof outrun (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Essentially, it has been outrunning employment law and legislators,” said André Spicer, a professor at City University’s Cass Business School in London.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2017
For five months, said Slichter, while many businessmen cut back their inventories, consumption has been outrunning production.
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