as in overtakes
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.
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Recent Examples of outpaces
However, providers say demand outpaces capacity.
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Cait Kelley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Today, the phone in your pocket outpaces the supercomputers of that era in terms of raw power.
—Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Currently, Israel’s ability to force regional changes militarily outpaces its readiness to articulate and enact a cohesive strategic vision; its operational successes do not, as of yet, have clear strategic ideas to go along with them.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
The Willow chip, with 105 qubits, outpaces other supercomputers, Google says, and solved the random circuit sampling benchmark—a complicated mathematical process used to evaluate quantum computer performance—in less than five minutes.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
If demand outpaces supply, leverage could shift firmly toward sellers.
—John Walkup, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
That performance far outpaces the S&P 500, which has risen about 5% over the same period.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Its performance far outpaces the S&P 500, which is up 28% over the same period.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Managing Rapid Innovation Ahead Of Regulatory Guidance A key challenge for tech leaders will be managing rapid innovation that outpaces regulatory frameworks.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Cait Kelley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Today, the phone in your pocket outpaces the supercomputers of that era in terms of raw power.
—Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Currently, Israel’s ability to force regional changes militarily outpaces its readiness to articulate and enact a cohesive strategic vision; its operational successes do not, as of yet, have clear strategic ideas to go along with them.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
The Willow chip, with 105 qubits, outpaces other supercomputers, Google says, and solved the random circuit sampling benchmark—a complicated mathematical process used to evaluate quantum computer performance—in less than five minutes.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
If demand outpaces supply, leverage could shift firmly toward sellers.
—John Walkup, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
That performance far outpaces the S&P 500, which has risen about 5% over the same period.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Its performance far outpaces the S&P 500, which is up 28% over the same period.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Managing Rapid Innovation Ahead Of Regulatory Guidance A key challenge for tech leaders will be managing rapid innovation that outpaces regulatory frameworks.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaces
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So, every 13 months, Earth catches up and overtakes it.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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About every two years, Earth overtakes Mars, creating the optical illusion that Mars is moving backward against the backdrop of distant stars.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Time-wise, aim for November for leaf-peeping season but before winter holiday rates hit or early March before Sakura mania drives prices skyward.Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Curiosity Curiosity drives artful innovation.Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Nobel Prize often attaches a level of prestige to ideas that far outstrips their real-world applicability.James Broughel, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.David Levinson, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Outpaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaces. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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