outpace
To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
Verb
- 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. - 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE...
Origin
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.