Synonyms of outpaces

outpaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of outpace

as in overtakes

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

• overtakes
• surpasses
• drives
• outstrips
• accelerates
• outruns
• chases
• speeds
• rushes
• jumps
• races
• hastens
• hurries
• cracks (on)
• barrels
• scuttles
• hurls
• rips
• scurries
• travels
• scoots
• hurtles
• buzzes
• catches up
• careens
• tears
• courses
• motors
• blows
• careers
• belts
• bustles
• zooms
• whisks
• trots
• hustles
• flies
• blazes
• rustles
• gallops
• hies
• rockets
• steps
• jets
• scampers
• rams
• bowls
• blasts
• shoots
• flits
• bundles
• dashes
• humps
• zips
• whirls
• fast-forwards
• hares
• nips
• breezes
• pelts
• bombs
• darts
• bolts
• runs
• whizzes
• beetles
• jogs
• hotfoots (it)
• stampedes
• highballs
• scuds
• quickens
• cannonballs
• streaks
• sprints
• scuffles
• steps out
• arrows
• beelines

Dissimilar Words

• lags
• lingers
• drags
• hangs (around or out)
• loiters
• pokes
• dawdles
• tarries
• shuffles
• slows (down or up)
• saunters
• ambles
• decelerates
• strolls
• dallies
• plods
• lumbers
• dillydallies
• crawls
• creeps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpaces

Jassy told investors that once revenue growth outpaces incremental capex growth, the resulting cash flow and returns become compelling, CNBC reported. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The aircraft, nicknamed Phantom Twist, rotates up to 25 times per second, a rate that outpaces how quickly our visual system can process sharp detail. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026

Those placements are increasingly valuable as demand in certain healthcare fields outpaces the supply of available medical personnel. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Public health departments can decide to confront the toll of alcohol, which outpaces that of opioids in most places, and develop marketing campaigns to oppose the overwhelming messaging from the alcohol industry. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

The surge even outpaces Micron Technology’s 700% rally over the same time, with makers of memory chips emerging as critical enablers of AI agents. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026

While caution is required as adoption outpaces oversight, AI scribes are often considered a boon to the health industry. — Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 26 June 2026

That said, the strength seen in momentum stocks — many of which are tied to the artificial intelligence trade — far outpaces the rest of the market. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 June 2026

The marketing often outpaces what researchers can confirm about how human pheromones function. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026