prendre de vitesse w języku angielskim

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]