Synonyms of outpacing

outpacing

verb

present participle of outpace

as in overtaking

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

• overtaking
• driving
• surpassing
• outstripping
• accelerating
• outrunning
• chasing
• speeding
• rushing
• jumping
• rocketing
• racing
• traveling
• tearing
• blazing
• catching up
• stepping
• hastening
• barreling
• hurrying
• ripping
• bustling
• hurtling
• cracking (on)
• flying
• hurling
• scuttling
• trotting
• blasting
• scurrying
• buzzing
• hustling
• bundling
• scooting
• motoring
• blowing
• nipping
• zooming
• whisking
• zipping
• ramming
• careening
• humping
• bowling
• careering
• pelting
• bolting
• coursing
• dashing
• darting
• breezing
• rustling
• flitting
• scampering
• belting
• shooting
• galloping
• scuffling
• whirling
• jetting
• highballing
• fast-forwarding
• running
• stampeding
• bombing
• haring
• cannonballing
• scudding
• streaking
• whizzing
• hying
• sprinting
• hotfooting (it)
• jogging
• beetling
• quickening
• stepping out
• beelining
• arrowing

Dissimilar Words

• lagging
• dragging
• hanging (around or out)
• lingering
• poking
• dawdling
• loitering
• shuffling
• strolling
• tarrying
• sauntering
• plodding
• decelerating
• ambling
• lumbering
• slowing (down or up)
• dallying
• creeping
• dillydallying
• crawling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpacing

Nevertheless, in the past year, Merck (MRK) delivered an impressive 73% return to investors, outpacing the S&P 500. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Over a decade ago, tablets were seen as the next big thing, briefly even outpacing notebook PCs in shipments. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

In looking at Pittsburgh and Allegheny County data, homicides are outpacing last year's numbers. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Simpson, running for his second and final term in office, was outpacing his opponent, a mechanic legally named Matt The Welder, by 40 points. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Food costs in the metropolitan area rose by 56% between 2013 and 2023, outpacing the national increase of 46%. — Greg Silverman, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Last year, Chinese firms accounted for the vast majority of global android deliveries, far outpacing American competitors like Tesla, Figure AI and Boston Dynamics. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Employment split similarly, with 66,080 jobs in screen and 2,764 in digital games development, a sector the report describes as Australia’s fastest-growing, with growth rates outpacing the rest of the industry. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

The changes are helping attract more shoppers and creating a treasure hunt experience, with Target’s food sales growing in dollars and outpacing total company growth, according to Harvest Group’s analysis. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026