Outrun
verb
To run faster or escape from someone or something.
The small mouse was able to outrun the cat.
Often appears as...
- outrun a competitor
- outrun danger
verb
To perform better or achieve more than someone in a competition or field.
She was able to outrun her competitors in the sales competition.
Often appears as...
- outrun competitors
- outrun expectations
verb
To run faster or escape from someone or something.
The small mouse was able to outrun the cat.
Often appears as...
- outrun a competitor
- outrun danger
verb
To perform better or achieve more than someone in a competition or field.
She was able to outrun her competitors in the sales competition.
Often appears as...
- outrun competitors
- outrun expectations
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Escape
Often suggests a desperate or urgent need to avoid capture or harm.
The thief managed to outrun the security guard.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Can be used metaphorically to mean avoiding non-physical things, like trouble.
They tried to outrun their past, but it caught up with them.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitive
Implies a race against time or a deadline.
She worked hard to outrun the clock and finish her essay.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Escape
Often suggests a desperate or urgent need to avoid capture or harm.
The thief managed to outrun the security guard.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Can be used metaphorically to mean avoiding non-physical things, like trouble.
They tried to outrun their past, but it caught up with them.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitive
Implies a race against time or a deadline.
She worked hard to outrun the clock and finish her essay.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Escape
Often suggests a desperate or urgent need to avoid capture or harm.
The thief managed to outrun the security guard.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Can be used metaphorically to mean avoiding non-physical things, like trouble.
They tried to outrun their past, but it caught up with them.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitive
Implies a race against time or a deadline.
She worked hard to outrun the clock and finish her essay.
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Surviving an Alligator...
You better expect to see a gator at some time in your life. So how am I going to handle this? So when I see him coming. In my mind, I know I can't outrun him, I know I can't beat him in a straight-up fight. So my only option is to tire him out and hold him till my friends get out. Alligators have adapted to their environment for millions of years.
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Choosing Exciting...
one of the reasons we chose the Scorpion Mouse as our star was that this Mouse could outrun a snake it could avoid a scorpion strike it could haul up the moon it was a hunter it was feisty it was just a superhero when we were looking for other characters for tiny giants you know you're you're casting
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Queens of the High Seas...
horizon it's coming right for me like what happens next well like uh if you were spotted by pirate ships i mean so the of course i mean you should be better you better run as soon as possible right and if you couldn't outrun the pirates you'd better surrender otherwise they'd show no mercy
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My descent into...
And I decided I needed to suffer under the weight of my past, because for five years I had tried to outrun it. I'd tried to make new friends and cover my tattoos with long sleeves, and I wouldn't admit it because I was afraid of being judged the same way I had judged other people.
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The unforeseen...
It's as if we think if we just speed up enough, we can outrun our problems. But we never do. We know this in our own lives, and policymakers know it, too. So now we're turning to artificial intelligence to help us make faster and smarter decisions
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Why should you read...
and the family curse he feels doomed to repeat, he renames himself Kafka after his favorite author and runs away from home. But memories of a missing mother, along with dreams that haunt his waking life, prove more difficult to outrun.
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How we can eliminate...
But this is why it can't just be about software and data, it has to be about scale. We have to activate thousands of officers, hundreds of companies around the world if technology will allow us to outrun the perpetrators
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How to connect with...
and stare at your phones. Words are not the most important thing to focus on. You might fear seeing your shadow. Hey, if you have been successfully outrunning your personal emotional demons,
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The epic of Gilgamesh,...
He passed scorpion people and groves of gemstone trees, travelled beneath the mountains and outran the rising sun, until he finally came to the end of the world, where he found a bar.
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Can You Hear the Reggae...
and three like they couldn't i was i said girls can beat you they run faster than your grandmother can outrun you yes still so so so i've i've always tried to give them this very
Video examples
Surviving an Alligator...
You better expect to see a gator at some time in your life. So how am I going to handle this? So when I see him coming. In my mind, I know I can't outrun him, I know I can't beat him in a straight-up fight. So my only option is to tire him out and hold him till my friends get out. Alligators have adapted to their environment for millions of years.
Video examples
Choosing Exciting...
one of the reasons we chose the Scorpion Mouse as our star was that this Mouse could outrun a snake it could avoid a scorpion strike it could haul up the moon it was a hunter it was feisty it was just a superhero when we were looking for other characters for tiny giants you know you're you're casting
Video examples
Queens of the High Seas...
horizon it's coming right for me like what happens next well like uh if you were spotted by pirate ships i mean so the of course i mean you should be better you better run as soon as possible right and if you couldn't outrun the pirates you'd better surrender otherwise they'd show no mercy
Video examples
My descent into...
And I decided I needed to suffer under the weight of my past, because for five years I had tried to outrun it. I'd tried to make new friends and cover my tattoos with long sleeves, and I wouldn't admit it because I was afraid of being judged the same way I had judged other people.
Video examples
The unforeseen...
It's as if we think if we just speed up enough, we can outrun our problems. But we never do. We know this in our own lives, and policymakers know it, too. So now we're turning to artificial intelligence to help us make faster and smarter decisions
Video examples
Why should you read...
and the family curse he feels doomed to repeat, he renames himself Kafka after his favorite author and runs away from home. But memories of a missing mother, along with dreams that haunt his waking life, prove more difficult to outrun.
Video examples
How we can eliminate...
But this is why it can't just be about software and data, it has to be about scale. We have to activate thousands of officers, hundreds of companies around the world if technology will allow us to outrun the perpetrators
Video examples
How to connect with...
and stare at your phones. Words are not the most important thing to focus on. You might fear seeing your shadow. Hey, if you have been successfully outrunning your personal emotional demons,
Video examples
The epic of Gilgamesh,...
He passed scorpion people and groves of gemstone trees, travelled beneath the mountains and outran the rising sun, until he finally came to the end of the world, where he found a bar.
Video examples
Can You Hear the Reggae...
and three like they couldn't i was i said girls can beat you they run faster than your grandmother can outrun you yes still so so so i've i've always tried to give them this very
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Gary Kemp
British Musician
For 24 hours a day, for 10 years, all I thought about was being in a band. That's all I did. I had no other social life. I don't want my life to be like that now. I've spent the past 10 years having a real life as well. But Spandau Ballet is such a difficult shadow to outrun.
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Erik Larson
American Author
It was a civilian ship, and the Lusitania could outrun any submarine. So this population of people was very confident that Cunard and the Royal Navy would be looking after them. Why weren't they under convoy? That's the real question.
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Billy Casper
American Golfer
When I was in first grade, the kids called me 'fatso.' It hurt, but the way I overcame it was to outrun every kid in the class. So I developed a thick skin, and athletics became my way of performing and being accepted.
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DeAndre Yedlin
American Athlete
If I had grown earlier, maybe I would have stuck with football. Maybe. But I was just too small. I was quick, I could outrun people, but if anyone ever got a hand on me, I was done.
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Cris Collinsworth
American Entertainer
At Florida, I could outrun or out jump a lot of players. But everyone in this league runs either a 4.4 or 4.5 and can jump out of the stadium.
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Michael Waltrip
American Driver
I just feel so confident when I get in my race car that I'm going to do good, I'm going to win, I'm going to outrun everybody.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
American Clergyman
God has put within our lives meanings and possibilities that quite outrun the limits of mortality.
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Kyle Busch
American Driver
It feels awesome to outrun anybody, but to outrun your older brother always feels good.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
No one can outrun death. It will catch up to all of us eventually.
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Skip Bayless
American Journalist
I believe I can outrun most everyone.
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Gary Kemp
British Musician
For 24 hours a day, for 10 years, all I thought about was being in a band. That's all I did. I had no other social life. I don't want my life to be like that now. I've spent the past 10 years having a real life as well. But Spandau Ballet is such a difficult shadow to outrun.
Quote examples
Erik Larson
American Author
It was a civilian ship, and the Lusitania could outrun any submarine. So this population of people was very confident that Cunard and the Royal Navy would be looking after them. Why weren't they under convoy? That's the real question.
Quote examples
Billy Casper
American Golfer
When I was in first grade, the kids called me 'fatso.' It hurt, but the way I overcame it was to outrun every kid in the class. So I developed a thick skin, and athletics became my way of performing and being accepted.
Quote examples
DeAndre Yedlin
American Athlete
If I had grown earlier, maybe I would have stuck with football. Maybe. But I was just too small. I was quick, I could outrun people, but if anyone ever got a hand on me, I was done.
Quote examples
Cris Collinsworth
American Entertainer
At Florida, I could outrun or out jump a lot of players. But everyone in this league runs either a 4.4 or 4.5 and can jump out of the stadium.
Quote examples
Michael Waltrip
American Driver
I just feel so confident when I get in my race car that I'm going to do good, I'm going to win, I'm going to outrun everybody.
Quote examples
Harry Emerson Fosdick
American Clergyman
God has put within our lives meanings and possibilities that quite outrun the limits of mortality.
Quote examples
Kyle Busch
American Driver
It feels awesome to outrun anybody, but to outrun your older brother always feels good.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
No one can outrun death. It will catch up to all of us eventually.
Quote examples
Skip Bayless
American Journalist
I believe I can outrun most everyone.
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