1. to run faster than and defeat in a race
2. to move or progress faster than someone or something else
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The champion sprinter outraced all her competitors in the final.
• He tried to outrace the storm clouds gathering overhead.
• The new technology company outraced its rivals to market.
• She outraced her brother to the finish line.
• The wildfire outraced the firefighters’ containment efforts.
• Economic growth has outraced population growth in recent years.