Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To move faster than and become ahead of someone or something in a race, competition, or progression.
   • To exceed or surpass someone or something in degree, amount, quality, or achievement.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The new electric car can easily outstrip its gasoline-powered competitors in acceleration.
  • Her research on the topic outstrips all previous work in its depth and clarity.
  • The company's profits outstripped market expectations this quarter.

Advanced Usage

• "to outstrip supply": When demand grows faster than what is available.
  • The popularity of the product was so great that demand quickly outstripped supply.
• "to outstrip one's rivals": To gain a significant lead over competitors.
  • Through constant innovation, the startup managed to outstrip its established rivals.

Variants and Related Words

• Outstripping (present participle/gerund): The act of surpassing.
  • The outstripping of demand by production led to a surplus.
• Outstripped (simple past and past participle): The form for past actions.
  • He outstripped the other runners in the final lap.

Synonyms

• Surpass: To go beyond in amount, quality, or degree.
• Outdo: To be better or more successful than someone else at something.
• Exceed: To be greater than a number or amount, or to go beyond a permitted limit.
• Outperform: To perform better than someone or something else.
• Outdistance: To leave someone or something behind by moving faster, especially in a race.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Outstrip" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is contained within the single verb.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "outstrip." Its use is typically direct and literal.)

Verb

1. go far ahead of
   • He outdistanced the other runners
2. be or do something to a greater degree
   • her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
   • She outdoes all other athletes
   • This exceeds all my expectations
   • This car outperforms all others in its class