edge out

phrasal verb

edged out; edging out; edges out

: to slowly become more successful, popular, etc., than (someone or something)

The company is gradually edging out the competition.

Efficiency has edged out price as the top reason people give for buying the car.

Examples of edge out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For a period of time in the 1980s, the AMAs even edged out the Grammys in terms of viewers. —Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025

Lamar, who also made history as the first solo rapper to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show, also edged out Michael Jackson’s legendary 1993 performance, which drew 133.4 million viewers. —Heran Mamo, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025

That edges out even last year’s largest-ever Super Bowl audience, which represented 36% of the population. —Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025

Colorado edged out California in the third quarter of 2024 to take the nation’s top spot for market share of new electric vehicles. —Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for edge out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout