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outpace

verb

  1. to surpass in speed
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pace English outpace From out- + pace.

  1. To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.

    “The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead.”

    “Walters outpaced Raio Piiroja from a long ball forward and curled a powerful shot over the crossbar from a tight angle in the 33rd minute.”