[verb] [T] outrunning, [past simple] outran, [past participle] outrun - to run faster than (someone) or (figurative) to increase faster than or go beyond (something)The thieves easily outran the policewoman who was chasing them. [T](figurative) In the future, demand for metals like tungsten will outrun supply.(figurative) Her campaign costs during the election disastrously outran her income.
OUTRUN
Meaning of OUTRUN in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012