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

That makes the airport the most delay-prone in the nation, edging out Denver International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. Weather, heavy passenger traffic and tight airline schedules all factored into the findings. —Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025

Ford impressed in the preseason, and the undrafted rookie could edge out Fox for a spot on the practice squad. —Dan Duggan, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander topped the league with 32.7 points per game last season, edging out Jokic for the MVP and halting his bid for a fourth award. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025

Democrats drew the map to edge out two Republicans and form a new Democratic-leaning district. —The Npr Network, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for edge out

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