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Definition of outpace verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outpace

verb
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪs/
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪs/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outpace
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪs/
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪs/
he / she / it outpaces
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪsɪz/
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪsɪz/
past simple outpaced
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪst/
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪst/
past participle outpaced
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪst/
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪst/
-ing form outpacing
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪsɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtˈpeɪsɪŋ/
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  1. outpace somebody/something to go, rise, improve, etc. faster than somebody/something synonym outstrip
    • He easily outpaced the other runners.
    • Demand is outpacing production.
    • Market growth has continued to outpace expectations.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOutpace is used with these nouns as the object:
    • inflation
    See full entry
See outpace in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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