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.

Related 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
• trot
• scamper
• gallop
• breeze
• careen
• blaze
• rustle
• ram
• hump
• bundle
• pelt
• nip
• bustle
• barrel
• dash
• flit
• shoot
• highball
• zoom
• buzz
• blast
• dart
• run
• zip
• bolt
• streak
• bomb
• whirl
• hotfoot (it)
• stampede
• beetle
• bowl
• jog
• cannonball
• sprint
• quicken
• scud
• scuffle
• step out
• whiz
• arrow
• beeline

Dissimilar Words

• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpace

The district’s expenses are outpacing incoming revenue; there is no cash reserve cushion. — Jennifer Custer, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

But with league revenue outpacing salaries, the NHL stopped money for escrow in January 2025. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

The twin booms have left the state with one of the best financial pictures in the country, as tax revenues outpaced recent trends. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

The International Monetary Fund projects economic growth for Israel in 2026 outpacing every G7 economy, all of it achieved through military reserve call-ups, mass displacement, rising security costs, and a war on multiple fronts. — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026