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

  • (..) .. And now we have to run. .. The coIIars around our necks seem to contain powerfuI magnets! .. As Iong as we can outrun the bIade, we'II be fine! .. How Iong does it take a magnet to Iose its power? .. -About years! -Damn! .. (..)
    1999 Wild Wild West