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outpacing

/ˌaʊtˈpeɪsɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.

Examples :

"The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead."
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Related Words

Illustration ran

ran verb

/ɹæn/

To run.

"The children ran quickly to catch the bus. "

Illustration faster

faster adjective

/ˈfɑːstə/ /ˈfæstɚ/

Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

"That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration pace

pace noun

/peɪs/ /ˈpeɪsiː/

Step.

"The marching band's pace was quick and steady. "

Illustration his

his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration outpaced

outpaced verb

/ˌaʊtˈpeɪst/ /ˌaʊtˈpest/

To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.

"The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead."

Illustration ahead

ahead adverb

/əˈhɛd/

In or to the front; in advance; onward.

"My sister walked ahead of me on the school path. "

Illustration youngster

youngster noun

/ˈjʌŋstə/ /ˈjʌŋstɚ/

A young person.

"The youngster eagerly awaited his turn to answer the teacher's question in class. "

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Illustration than

than adverb

/ðæn/ /ðn̩/

At that time; then.

"My sister finished her homework, than she went to play outside. "

Illustration exceed

exceed verb

/ɪkˈsiːd/

To be larger, greater than (something).

"My math test score exceeded my expectations. "