Synonyms of outpace

outpace

verb

as in to overtake

to go or grow faster than (something)

Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades.

The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.

Related Words

• overtake
• surpass
• drive
• outstrip
• accelerate
• outrun
• speed
• chase
• race
• catch up
• hasten
• jump
• crack (on)
• rush
• scuttle
• course
• tear
• motor
• hurry
• rocket
• career
• scurry
• rip
• travel
• scoot
• hare
• hurl
• jet
• hurtle
• whisk
• fly
• hustle
• hie
• belt
• step
• fast-forward
• trot
• scamper
• breeze
• blow
• careen
• blaze
• rustle
• ram
• hump
• bundle
• nip
• pelt
• bustle
• barrel
• flit
• highball
• shoot
• zoom
• dash
• buzz
• blast
• dart
• zip
• bolt
• gallop
• run
• streak
• bomb
• whirl
• hotfoot (it)
• stampede
• beetle
• bowl
• cannonball
• sprint
• quicken
• jog
• scud
• scuffle
• step out
• whiz
• arrow
• beeline

Dissimilar Words

• linger
• drag
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• loiter
• dawdle
• poke
• tarry
• slow (down or up)
• stroll
• amble
• saunter
• decelerate
• shuffle
• plod
• lumber
• creep
• dillydally
• dally
• crawl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpace

According to data from the Africa CDC, the current outbreak has outpaced the two-year West Africa regional outbreak in terms of spread in the same time. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Others have rejected calls for an AI slowdown, arguing that the risks are overstated and restrictions on AI research could cause China to outpace the United States. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

In Healthcare Workflows AI use is already outpacing the policies meant to guide it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Here's that exact dynamic played out in the Cinebench test, with the M6 model notably outpacing the M5 Pro in single-core speed. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026