Synonyms of outpaced

outpaced

verb

past tense of outpace

as in overtook

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

• overtook
• drove
• surpassed
• outstripped
• accelerated
• outran
• sped
• chased
• jumped
• raced
• stepped
• caught up
• rushed
• hurried
• rocketed
• hastened
• traveled
• trotted
• scooted
• cracked (on)
• scurried
• scuttled
• hurled
• hustled
• ripped
• hurtled
• blazed
• bundled
• bustled
• bolted
• buzzed
• humped
• flew
• tore
• rammed
• barreled
• motored
• blew
• blasted
• zoomed
• breezed
• dashed
• bowled
• careened
• nipped
• darted
• whisked
• pelted
• coursed
• scampered
• whirled
• zipped
• rustled
• flitted
• belted
• hied
• galloped
• shot
• streaked
• jetted
• fast-forwarded
• bombed
• highballed
• ran
• cannonballed
• hared
• whizzed
• careered
• stampeded
• sprinted
• jogged
• scuffled
• hotfooted (it)
• scudded
• quickened
• beetled
• stepped out
• arrowed
• beelined

Dissimilar Words

• lagged
• dragged
• lingered
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• loitered
• strolled
• shuffled
• sauntered
• tarried
• ambled
• dallied
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• plodded
• decelerated
• lumbered
• dillydallied
• crept
• crawled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpaced

Increases in consumer prices have outpaced wage gains in recent months, leaving consumers with less purchasing power. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Local elections officials have said voter turnout this year has, so far, outpaced the last midterm race in 2022. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Nuera is entering the market after technology has outpaced adoption, and several promising next-gen materials companies have gone under. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Unique in terms of its relatively conservative approach to AI, Apple has outpaced the rest of the Mag 7 this year, offering investors relief from the vicissitudes of the AI trade. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Xavier Becerra, former California attorney general, outpaced Republican Steve Hilton. — Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2026

Although revenue growth has outpaced the increase in this major cost category, that alone doesn’t establish improving unit economics or a clear path to profitability. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Of course, with more power draw available to them, the RTX 50-series laptops outpaced the Spark system handily. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026

Degradation from wildfires, logging and drought affects about 40% of the Amazon and has outpaced clear-cutting in recent years. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026