OUTRUN


Meaning of OUTRUN in English

verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Consumer demand has outrun our production capabilities.

The fire was moving so fast you couldn't outrun it.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Even though the university system grew rapidly, demand for places in some subjects began to outrun supply.

Fleet-footed young men were always arriving to race with her and she always outran them.

I was able to outrun him, but I knew he was clever.

The occasional burst of speed is required to outrun real and imaginary predators.

The others shook their heads, seeing more and more, their memories outrunning their knowledge now.

The servicing of perceived strategic needs is outrunning economic capacity.

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