0 to be or become greater in amount, degree, or success than something or someone:
1 to be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success:
2 to be more successful than expected:
3 to grow or develop more quickly than something else:
Credit card complaints outstrip all other bank-related grievances.
outstrip supply/demand/inflation Supplies of goods and services are outstripping demand.
be outstripped by sth Output in the sector has increased, but has been outstripped by service sector growth and so has fallen as a proportion of the total economy.
4 to be more successful than other companies or countries:
outstrip competitors/rivals Ratings of the latest BBC news channel have outstripped all their commercial rivals.
be outstripped by sth A high proportion of manufacturing businesses in Western Europe have now been outstipped by foreign competition.
It was soon clear that the institute, its staff, and research needs were outstripping the capacity of the 1934 building.
It is properly speculative, and emphasizes that what we know is far outstripped by what we do not know, let alone dream of.
He saw that 'acting in good faith' is compatible with bearing (some) responsibility and that agency can outstrip intention.
If the information outstrips what has been consented to, there is a problem with simply disclosing the information.
The importance of this target article obviously outstrips the domain of animal language.
It did so with an efficiency and pervasive power that far outstripped the former attempts at regulating consumption.
One has a sense of authority constantly outstripped by popular ingenuity, and by the onrush of commoditization.
Transplantation is believed to be the most cost-effective treatment (8;12), but the demand for kidneys far outstrips the supply.
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