outpace
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of outpace
Explanation
To outpace is to move faster or to improve more quickly than someone else. A runner who outpaces everyone else will win the race. You can brag that your bicycle outpaces your friend's motorcycle, or comment that a six year-old easily outpaces her little brother at the playground. There are also companies that outpace their competition, by developing a new technology or product faster. Economists often talk about prices, sales, or growth that outpaces previous examples.
Vocabulary lists containing outpace
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Example Sentences
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At this point, inflation rates seem poised to outpace wage growth for most or perhaps all of 2026, said Bernard Yaros, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Intel, another CPU maker, said on its earnings call on April 23 that first-quarter revenue of $13.6 billion “would have been meaningfully higher, but demand continues to outpace our growing supply.”
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Earnings growth in 2026 should be strong with emerging markets set to outpace developed markets, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Those results far outpace the generic fixed-income fund, which delivered an average annualized return of 6.40% with 4.30% volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
There was no point in trying to outpace the CCD boat; they’d have to hide, and the only hiding place in sight was a wooded hill with an overgrown grassy space just above the waterline.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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