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

Then, in 2023 and 2024, salary increases again outpaced inflation. — John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

International admissions outpaced comparable industry benchmarks by 500 basis points year-over-year. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 July 2026

And in most of the country, wage growth has outpaced home-value growth this year. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Plus, for the first time ever, the number of older women giving birth outpaced teen births. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 July 2026

Both sales and segment profits outpaced estimates in the three remaining automation segments. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 July 2026

The report also noted that regional hubs also outpaced major metros in Canada, Australia and France. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Regarding testosterone supplementation specifically, the interest of some patients has at times outpaced our scientific and medical understanding of testosterone deficiency and its management. — Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026

The Eagles were interested in re-signing Phillips after trading for him midseason, but the Carolina Panthers’ four-year, $120 million contract outpaced what the Eagles were willing to pay. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 July 2026