outstrip

verb out·strip \ ˌau̇t-ˈstrip \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

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Definition of outstrip

transitive verb

1 : to go faster or farther than

2 : to get ahead of

has civilization outstripped the ability of its users to use it?
—Margaret Mead

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Examples of outstrip in a Sentence

The new hotel outstrips all other hotels in the area in size and luxury.
The fullback outstripped the defenders and scored a touchdown.

Recent Examples of outstrip from the Web

That global attention means English soccer commands international TV rights deals that far outstrip rival European leagues.

— jonathan clegg, WSJ, "The Premier League’s World Cup Takeover," 8 July 2018
Instead, the human brain, when confronted with food products that combine fat and carbohydrates, responds with a surge of motivation that outstrips the response elicited by foods that are high in fat only or in carbohydrates only.

— melissa healy, latimes.com, "Foods that are both fatty and sweet can hijack the part of the brain that regulates food consumption," 18 June 2018
The prediction is based on Apple Music’s reported monthly growth rate of 5%, which significantly outstrips Spotify’s 2% growth rate.

— david meyer, Fortune, "Apple Music Could Soon Overtake Spotify in the U.S.," 5 Feb. 2018
Sarepta Therapeutics became the toast of biotech on Tuesday after revealing early data on a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy that far outstripped Wall Street’s expectations.

— damian garde, STAT, "What Sarepta’s game-changing data mean for biotech’s other Duchenne players," 19 June 2018
Such direct deals could help Spotify reduce its costs, which have significantly outstripped revenues to date: Spotify lost $470 million last year on $4.7 billion in revenue.

— hannah karp, Billboard, "Spotify Offers Managers, Artists Advances to License Music Directly to Its Streaming Service: Exclusive," 6 June 2018
Traders in Yangon and Mandalay, a city in the north of Myanmar where hair sorting is big business, worry that demand is outstripping supply.

— libby hogan, CNN, "Untangling Myanmar's trade in human hair," 16 May 2018
In the chaos, the numbers arriving quickly outstripped the capacity to detain families together.

— NBC News, "In the chaos of Trump's policy reversal, families aren't split but monitored," 24 June 2018
If the bay is the only show in town, the demand will far outstrip the supply.

— john schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "Bristol Bay is a happy place right now, but time — and the marketplace – will tell if those smiles last," 17 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of outstrip

out- + obsolete strip to move fast

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First Known Use: 1567

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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outstrip Synonyms

Phrases

go one better, run circles around (or run rings around);

Synonym Discussion of outstrip

exceed, surpass, transcend, excel, outdo, outstrip mean to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree. exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement.