Synonyms of overtaking

overtaking

verb

present participle of overtake

as in catching

to move fast enough to get even with

she had to hurry to overtake her friends, who had forgotten their umbrellas

the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• catching
• chasing
• reaching
• pursuing
• overhauling
• catching up (with)
• gaining
• passing
• surpassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling short

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overtaking

Marx, a religious nonprofit leader, has led Kirkmeyer for nearly a week after overtaking the veteran lawmaker the day after polls closed in the June 30 primary. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

Growing mint in pots prevents it from spreading and overtaking other plants. — The Spruce, 6 July 2026

With the win, Djokovic also moved to within one of Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles, overtaking Federer in the process. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Mbappé stepped up in the 70th minute and duly converted for his seventh goal of the tournament – overtaking Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race due to his assist total. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

The stock surged for several successive days following a record-breaking IPO, briefly overtaking both Amazon and Microsoft in terms of market cap and rising more than 60% on the initial share offering price of $135. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 26 June 2026

Anthropic raised funding at a $965 billion valuation in late May, overtaking OpenAI’s private valuation for the first time. — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

That has changed more recently, with the right-wing Reform UK party overtaking the country’s traditional center-right Conservative Party and winning large numbers of seats in May’s local elections. — Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026

The company’s valuation since then has soared close to $3 trillion, even overtaking Jeff Bezos’s Amazon at one point. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2026