outstrip
verb (used with object)
to outdo; surpass; excel.
were outstripping
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past progressiveof outstrip.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Nationwide chief economist Robert Gardner said low levels of unemployment combined with pay increases that were outstripping inflation had helped to "underpin" the housing market.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
Reuters was unable to obtain more recent industry-wide data, but some of the industry's leading players said net inflows remained above pre-pandemic levels and were outstripping market gains.
From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2021
Pyongyang said this month its coal mines were outstripping production targets as part of a campaign of “Loyalty to the Leadership.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2016
Legislative budget writers expected to see about $150 million refunded to taxpayers next budget year because tax collections were outstripping constitutional budget restraints.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 31, 2016
The difficulty was that the boys' minds were outstripping it.
From Sube Cane by Edward Bellamy Partridge
