outrun
verb (used with object)
to run faster or farther than.
is outrunning
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present progressiveof outrun (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The AI spending boom is outrunning Wall Street estimates, Trump considers changing capital-gains taxes, China’s property crisis isn’t over, and more news to start your day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
But so far, the rate of infections is outrunning the percentage of people getting their third shots.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
As Anjana Ahuja wrote in Financial Times, “Climate reality is here and is outrunning the simulations.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
After all, “earthquake early warning is outrunning the earthquake,” says Bashioum, and earthquakes move fast.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2018
In the latter case it is most likely that the borrowing State is outrunning the constable, by importing more goods than it can pay for out of current production.
From International Finance by Hartley Withers
