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Definition of outpace verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

outpace

verb

NAmE//ˌaʊtˈpeɪs//

outpace somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they outpace

he / she / it outpaces

past simple outpaced

-ing form outpacing

to go, rise, improve, etc. faster than someone or something synonym outstrip He easily outpaced the other runners. Demand is outpacing production.

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