outpace
verb (used with object)
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance.
have outpaced
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present perfectof outpace.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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One issue is that property prices have outpaced incomes across many decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Too few new homes is one of the reasons home prices have outpaced incomes and general inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
As job gains have slowed, consumption has instead been underpinned by strong real wage growth, i.e., wages that have outpaced inflation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
The Valley Glen neighborhood broke off from Van Nuys and North Hollywood in 1998, and since then, its home values have outpaced both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
It might have been your destiny to have outpaced me: the odds were with you.
From The Spanish Jade by William Henry Hyde
