outpace
verb (used with object)
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance.
outpaced
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past participleof outpace.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof outpace.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
outpaceverb (used with object)to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance.
Example Sentences
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Starbucks last month reported quarterly earnings and sales that outpaced analysts’ expectations, and increased its forecast for full-year same-store sales and earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
One issue is that property prices have outpaced incomes across many decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Wages outpaced inflation in June, after two straight months where price growth beat wages.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s an indication that decades of efforts to clear flammable plants around homes and fortify their exteriors against flames, heat and embers are being outpaced by increasingly extreme wildfire behavior and construction in fire-prone areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
With a power of perception that far outpaced his era, Burnham recognized that the tiniest details would shape the way people judged the exposition.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
