outpace
English
Etymology
From out- + pace.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪs
Verb
outpace (third-person singular simple present outpaces, present participle outpacing, simple past and past participle outpaced)
- (transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
- The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead.
- 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport:
- 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.