outrun

Definition

  • verb: to run or move faster than (someone or something)
  • verb: to run faster than
  • synonyms: outstrip

Examples

  • The demand for the product has quickly 'outrun' [='exceeded', 'outpaced'] the company's ability to produce it.

  • The rabbit had no chance of 'outrunning' the dogs.

  • His motorcycle could 'outrun' any car on the road.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) main weapon is less than meters. They pack a lot of firepower, but the T-s are heavy and slow. They are a primitive design. -Who is that? JOHN: If you can't outrun them... -I don't know. -...then you have one option. Their motor cortex is partially exposed at the back of their neck. (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation