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

Meanwhile, ChatGPT's rapid ascent to over one billion active users underscores AI's unprecedented adoption speed, far outpacing previous technological shifts. — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Ticket prices for the top world tours spiked some fifty per cent between 2019 and 2024, significantly outpacing inflation. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Eight of those were lawyers licensed to practice law in California, outpacing the six cases reported in all of 2025. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

During these seven years, the number of housing units grew by 7% where population rose, outpacing the 5% increase where population dropped. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 July 2026

Inflation has been outpacing wage gains in recent months, forcing shoppers to dip into savings or borrow money to support their spending. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 30 July 2026

Public opinion hasn’t stopped the firms expanding development across the country, with the United States outpacing the rest of the world in construction. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Cumulative measles case counts More than 2,000 cases have been confirmed this year, outpacing last year's record measles case growth. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 July 2026

By Paulina Cachero, Bloomberg Miami’s ultra-luxury real estate market is on track to shatter records in 2026, outpacing sales in New York City and the Bay Area as wealth continues to migrate to low-tax states. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 July 2026