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outrun [outran, outrun, outrunning, outruns]▼◼◼◼(run faster)
verb
[UK: ˌaʊt.ˈrʌn] [US: aʊ.ˈtrən]

beat to the punch▼(to do something before somebody else can)
verb
[UK: biːt tuː ðə pʌntʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ˈtuː ðə ˈpəntʃ]