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

Third graders even outpaced progress made across all grade levels, with an increase of nearly four percentage points. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Inflation eased slightly last month, but price hikes still outpaced wage growth. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Critical need for testing and awareness The migration of ticks appears to have outpaced both awareness of the threats and the ability to test for the illnesses ticks cause, notably Lyme disease. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Staffing challenges The FDA had 432 inspectors in 2024, and its hiring rate has not outpaced losses, according to the GAO report. — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Atlanta Public Schools improved on this year’s math, social studies and science exams at a rate that outpaced the state’s improvement benchmarks. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Spending growth for lower-income Americans also outpaced high-income Americans’ in June, according to Bank of America Institute. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Each one a genuine step forward at the time, each one eventually outpaced by the complexity of what enterprises actually needed. — Sid Banerjee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Net customs-duty collections, which had outpaced last year’s totals every month through April, flipped negative as refunds tied to the Supreme Court ruling began flowing in May. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026