outstripped

Outstripped is the past tense and past participle of the verb outstrip. It means to surpass, exceed, or outpace something in amount, quality, or speed.

The verb outstrip is a compound formed by the prefix out- attached to strip; its usage in English dates to the medieval period. The past tense is regularly formed as outstripped.

In use, outstripped is transitive and typically takes a direct object, or a predicate indicating what was surpassed. It is common in business, economics, and journalism to describe demand, performance, or growth that has surpassed expectations or capacity.

Examples: Demand outstripped supply in the first quarter; the company outstripped rivals in revenue; investment growth outstripped projections.

Related terms include outstrip (present tense), outpace, and surpass. Antonyms include underperform and lag behind.