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outrun
outrun /aʊtˈrʌn/ verb (past tense outran /-ˈræn/, past participle outrun, present participle outrunning) [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: run, rerun, runner, running, overrun; verb: run, outrun, overrun, rerun; adjective: running, runny; adverb: running
1. to run faster or further than someone else
2. to develop more quickly than something else:
    The company’s spending was outrunning its income.