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

Last spring, our students improved on STAAR across grades 3 through 12, outpacing the state, with double-digit gains in some high school subjects. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

After three straight years of paycheck gains outpacing price hikes, that trend kicked into reverse in March. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Torres spent $148,000 on the contest, far outpacing the $37,000 spent by Quiñones-Hernandez. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Before the polls opened Tuesday, local election officials said voter turnout was outpacing the last midterm race in 2022. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

This year, early voting has already seen strong turnout, outpacing the last midterm election cycle, a trend that could mean bad news for Republicans. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

The shares are up 27% this year as of Friday’s close, by far outpacing Apple’s leading peers. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Maybe Cowboy Space is striking while the iron is hot as the space industry frets over demand for launch outpacing supply. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Over 30 people died in 2025 and at least 29 so far in 2026 — outpacing every year for the last two decades. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026