outrun
v.to run faster than someone or something else. You use this when you are trying to get away from a pursuer or a dangerous situation.
v.to run faster than another person or thing; to escape from a pursuer by speed. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the person or thing being outpaced.
“He tried to outrun the dog but failed.”
“The hikers had to outrun the approaching storm to reach the safety of the valley.”
“Despite his best efforts to outrun the advancing tide, the small fishing boat was eventually swept away by the powerful currents of the rising sea.”
Usage outrun our response
“Fernandes turns 32 in early September; can he outrun age for another season?”
From out- + run.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.