outpace

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  1. transitive verb To surpass or outdo (another), as in speed, growth, or performance.

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  • According to the National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators 2008, "industrial contributions to national R&D now far outpace Federal R&D support [but] only about 3. 8\% of industry-performed R&D can be classified as 'basic', with the remainder devoted to applied R&D." —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • First, we continued to outpace our competitors in terms of gaming revenue and to make modest gains in market share.
  • It is my belief that once the Revit sales outpace the ACA sales, ACA will be discontinued. —  All Discussion Groups: Message List - root
  • They all lost their competitiveness to newly emerging economies that were able to outpace them in innovative design, price, quality, service, and fuel economy, among other things. —  Dandelion Salad
  • "I foresee international will outpace the U.S. in terms of percentage of growth," Vicente Trius, the head of Wal-Mart in Asia, said. —  International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions
 

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/aʊtˈpeɪs/
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