to outrun

Examples

• All

• Next was the Thealvi, who could outrun anything in the wild.

• We're gonna try to outrun them.

  Midnight (2020)

• And the overall rule is to run the ball, outrun them, make them big, make them tired.

• Okay, well, we're not gonna outrun anyone in this thing, So, slow down a little, Lee.

  Civil War (2024)

• If I run fast enough, I'll just outrun these feelings.

• You try and outrun O'Bannion and those guys.

  Dazed and Confused (1993)

• We can't outrun them doubled up like this.

  The Phantom (1996)

• I was about one hundred yards behind, Stan having outrun me as usual.

  Fiction book (1999)

• He's trembly, but he knows he could outrun her if only he could catch sight of her.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I can't outrun them.

  Children of Men (2006)

Synonyms

O

to outpace

vsto outrun

20 4.9

To move, grow, or develop faster than another

focuses on moving faster on foot rather than broader progress

O

to outstrip

vsto outrun

7 6.8

To become faster, better, or larger than another

describes moving faster on foot rather than wider surpassing

O

to outdistance

vsto outrun

2 6.7

Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition

moves faster but not necessarily by a large distance

O

to outrace

vsto outrun

2 4.2

To move or run faster than someone in a race

moves faster on foot in any situation not only races

O

to outsprint

vsto outrun

1 4.8

Run faster than another person in a race to finish ahead

moves faster generally rather than by a short burst

Antonyms

F

to fall behind

70 2.8

To not keep up with others or a schedule

L

to lag

24 3.0

To move or develop more slowly than others

Idioms

O

to outrun the constable

• UK

9.9

To escape from the police by running or hiding

How Fast

to outrun

65 3.0

sprint

55 2.1

to run

∞ 1.0

to jog

29 1.0

to walk

∞ 1.0

crawl

23 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology