outstrip
/aut'strip/
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Definition
- 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
- go far ahead of
- He outdistanced the other runners
- 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