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

Even as the economy expands, inflation has outpaced the annual growth in average wages for the past five months. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The Interstate 215 corridor is the arterial mainline of California affordable housing, bristling with so many expanding housing developments that demand is outpacing what’s available in the traditional insurance market. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

This means that the state’s count of homeless students far outpaces numbers of youths accessing emergency services. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

With the cost of concerts, sports games and restaurants far outpacing inflation, more people are staying home. — Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2026