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

The survey does not offer an explanation for why the United States appears to be outpacing its peers on trust. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026

Horror lovers have more options for wide releases today, but the genre isn’t dramatically outpacing other kinds of theatrical films. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

O’Hare’s consulting and solicitation budget of $47,000 outpaced Simmons’s $34,000. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

In April, Americans for Financial Reform’s Education Fund released a study stating that the bank’s mortgage rejection rates for minorities in Charlotte and North Carolina far outpaced those of white applicants. — Chase Jordan october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026