Meanings
verboutspeed (third-person singular simple present outspeeds, present participle outspeeding, simple past and past participle outsped or outspeeded)
present singular third person outspeeds · participle present outspeeding · participle past outsped · past outsped · participle past outspeeded · past outspeeded
Origin
- Middle Englishoutspeden“to hurry out; hasten away; succeed”
- Englishoutspeed
From Middle English outspeden (“to hurry out; hasten away; succeed”), equivalent to out- + speed.
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APA
outspeed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outspeed
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“outspeed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outspeed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outspeed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outspeed.
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