Synonyms of outpaced

outpaced

verb

past tense of outpace

as in overtook

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

• overtook
• drove
• surpassed
• outstripped
• accelerated
• outran
• sped
• chased
• jumped
• raced
• stepped
• caught up
• rushed
• hurried
• rocketed
• hastened
• traveled
• trotted
• scooted
• cracked (on)
• scurried
• scuttled
• hurled
• hustled
• ripped
• hurtled
• blazed
• bundled
• bustled
• bolted
• buzzed
• humped
• flew
• tore
• rammed
• barreled
• motored
• blew
• blasted
• zoomed
• breezed
• dashed
• bowled
• careened
• nipped
• darted
• whisked
• pelted
• coursed
• scampered
• whirled
• zipped
• rustled
• flitted
• belted
• hied
• galloped
• shot
• streaked
• jetted
• fast-forwarded
• bombed
• highballed
• ran
• cannonballed
• hared
• whizzed
• careered
• stampeded
• sprinted
• jogged
• scuffled
• hotfooted (it)
• scudded
• quickened
• beetled
• stepped out
• arrowed
• beelined

Dissimilar Words

• lagged
• dragged
• lingered
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• loitered
• strolled
• shuffled
• sauntered
• tarried
• ambled
• dallied
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• plodded
• decelerated
• lumbered
• dillydallied
• crept
• crawled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpaced

In April, Americans for Financial Reform’s Education Fund released a study stating that the bank’s mortgage rejection rates for minorities in Charlotte and North Carolina far outpaced those of white applicants. — Chase Jordan october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Strategists at JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank upgraded Brazil to overweight after right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro outpaced incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in an election held Sunday. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

The healthcare industry added 17,000 jobs in September, which outpaced every other sector but came in below a monthly average of 33,000 jobs over the previous year, BLS data showed. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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

Motorola invented the mobile phone, but by the time Brown was handed the reins, its cellphone business had been outpaced by Nokia and Samsung. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Rising prices outpaced incomes as unemployment and economic activity weakened, challenging Milei’s argument that fiscal discipline would quickly deliver broader prosperity. — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

For instance, the Mac mini outpaced the HP Z2 Mini workstation in the HandBrake video encoding test by 40 seconds, a substantial difference. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

But over time, the number of new survivor enrollments each year has outpaced those of first responders. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026