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outstrip Definition

out·strip (o̵ut′strip′)

transitive verb -·stripped′, -·strip′·ping

  1. to go at a faster pace than; get ahead of
  2. to excel; surpass

outstrip Synonyms

outstrip

v.

surpass, outdo, excel; see exceed.

outstrip Usage Examples

Object

  • supply: The global demand for oil is likely to outstrip supply within the next 10 or 20 years.
  • inflation: Choose your level of risk, then, as property and share prices reliably outstrip inflation, watch your investments compound and grow.
  • competitor: It has already outstripped many competitors to become the preferred choice of over 10 % of the country's spread betting enthusiasts.
  • growth: Retail growth, having outstripped economic growth in past years, is now coming to an end.
  • demand: World supply of bananas has outstripped demand at the price necessary to sustain such a level of supply.
  • capacity: Within a very short time the rate of withdrawals was outstripping the capacity of the main works to dispose of them.

Subject

  • demand: Instructions to let property continued to grow at a steady pace but have been outstripped by tenant demand for the eighth consecutive quarter.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • such: The rise of 8.9 per cent outstripped other online boom areas such as health, entertainment, retail, and business.
  • due: Adverse environmental factors outstrip supportive factors due to removal of organisms from their natural environment.

Adjective complement

  • many: This season has already seen record online sales for Bristol Rugby, far outstripping many of its Premiership rivals.

Modifying Another Word

  • far: These sums can far outstrip the amount of damages awarded.
  • massively: The money I earn is outstripped massively by my debts, I can't even make minimum repayments.
  • vastly: Jobs are limited and supply of potential workforce vastly outstrips demand.
  • consistently: This landmark would have been reached earlier as demand has consistently outstripped supply, but they are working at capacity.
  • easily: The £ 6.2 million awarded across 368 cases in 2004 easily outstripped the £ 4.3 million paid the previous year.
  • soon: Competition for decreasing oil reserves from the expanding economies of Asia means that demand will soon outstrip supply.

Preposition: by

  • demand: Instructions to let property continued to grow at a steady pace but have been outstripped by tenant demand for the eighth consecutive quarter.