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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

Examples of outpace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even wage growth has been strong, outpacing inflation across most occupations, according to the Keystone Research Center in Pennsylvania, which analyzes the state’s economy. —Alana Semuels, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024

Production of methamphetamine in the region has also surged in recent years, outpacing heroin and opium. —Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024

Chinn noted these workers' average wages outpaced inflation, but not everyone was equally affected. —La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024

The Harris campaign's fundraising quickly began to outpace former President Trump's, whose fundraising operation stalled in recent months. —Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024