outrace

[out-reys]

verb (used with object)

outraced, outracing 

1. to race or run faster than.

   The deer outraced its pursuers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outrace¹

First recorded in 1650–60; out- + race ¹

Example Sentences

He’s in such peak physical condition that you believe Isaiah’s conviction that it’s possible to outrace Father Time.

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The top-seeded Stars, who open against either Vegas or Los Angeles, will try to outrace opponents to the Cup, using their speed and skill and relying on Jake Oettinger and a stacked blue line behind an elite group of forwards.

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He danced and juked, dodged and eluded tacklers, using his instincts to find open space that allowed him to use his speed to outrace the defense into the end zone.

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Betting on James is betting that he will continue to outrace the aging process.

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Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors.

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