overtake
verb (used with object)
to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with.
will overtake
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future tenseof overtake.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Lee noted that Arm anticipates data-center business will overtake mobile to become the company’s largest revenue driver in a few years.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
When the concerts take place, he will overtake Coldplay and Taylor Swift as the artist with the most performances in a single year at the London venue.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
The International Monetary Fund estimates that India will overtake Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy at market exchange rates in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Can’t think too hard about it or the anxiety will overtake me.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2024
It’s matching our pace—which means we can’t slow down, not for an instant, because if we do, it will overtake us.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
