outstrip

Etymology

From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).

verb

1. To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
   We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
   Roaring he calleth "sound," and a steed that high bloweth in running, he compareth to Eclipse, for he outstrippeth the wind. 1832, Thomas Hood, “A Horse-dealer”, in The Comic Annual, 2nd edition, London: Charles Tilt,[…], →OCLC, page 133
   The wing outstripped Mark Cueto, but [Ben] Foden's excellent cover tackle killed the threat. 4 February 2011, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19 – 26 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2021-02-14
2. (figurative) To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
   This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
   Thou, Surya, outstrippest all in speed; thou art visible to all; thou art the source of light; thou shinest throughout the entire firmament. 1858, S[amuel] F[ales] Dunlap, “Sun-worship”, in Vestiges of the Spirit-history of Man, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company,[…], →OCLC, page 60
   With a population that has risen by over 25 per cent since 1940 to over 10m, Tokyo has now outstripped London as the world's largest city. 1963 October, G[eoffrey] Freeman Allen, R. K. Evans, “The Japanese National Railways and the New Tokaido Line”, in Modern Railways, Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allen Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 239
   [Y]our baby can easily learn simple signs for objects, events, feelings, and needs. With these signs literally at your baby's fingertips, communication between you can flourish during that difficult time from about six to thirty months, when your baby's desire to communicate outstrips his capacity to say words. 2009, Linda Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn, “Introducing the Baby Signs Program”, in Baby Signs: How to Talk to Your Baby before Your Baby Can Talk, 3rd edition, New York, N.Y., Chicago, Ill.: McGraw Hill, pages 13–14
   [T]he average increase in insurance premiums over the last decade was 138 percent, far outstripping the rate of inflation and far outstripping, as you point out, the growth in wages and income. 22 September 2009, Gerry Connolly (Virginia), “Democratic Freshman Class Hour on Health Care”, in Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session (United States House of Representatives), volume 155, part 16, Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22291, column 1
   Kim [Jong-il] was educated at the newly founded university in Pyongyang, named after his father Kim Il-sung], graduating in 1964. The 1960s and early 1970s were the golden years for the DPRK. It undertook rapid industrialisation, economically outstripped its southern competitor, and enjoyed the support of both the People's Republic of China, and the Soviet Union. 19 December 2011, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-05-06
   It also singled out ten routes (all closed except Leeds-Bradford/Ilkley) to show how costs outstripped earnings, without mention of what through-journey revenue they generated for the main lines to which they were connected. March 8 2023, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real rail wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53
3. (archaic, rare) To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.
   Still, he thought that if Roy happened to expand his kingdom, outstripping that self-imposed nickname of his, it'd be nice to have the man on his list. 2005 July, Will Staeger, Painkiller, New York, N.Y.: HarperTorch, HarperCollinsPublishers, published May 2006, page 13