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

From 2024 to 2025, flex space growth reached almost 7% in New York City, outpacing that of traditional leases. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Streetcar ridership had already been on the rise this year, vastly outpacing total passenger rides of previous years. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Enrollment at these facilities is far outpacing the population growth for seniors in the area, CBS News found. — Laura Geller, CBS News, 1 July 2026

And its humanoid robot makers accounted for the vast majority of the global android deliveries last year, far outpacing American competitors like Tesla and FigureAI. — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

The bank expects demand growth in copper to continue outpacing mine supply for years as investment in electricity networks, renewable energy, electric vehicles, defense and data centers accelerates. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 June 2026

At a time when prices for health insurance and medical care are outpacing the rate of inflation and wage growth, other research shows people are struggling to afford living expenses and routine doctor appointments or needed prescriptions. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Halfway through 2026, total Chicago tourism numbers are already outpacing last year, Reynolds said. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Speed is outpacing control, the study showed. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 24 June 2026