1. to perform better than someone or something else

Examples

• The new smartphone outperformed all previous models in battery life tests.
• Sarah consistently outperforms her classmates on math exams.
• This year’s sales team outperformed last year’s by 15 percent.
• The hybrid car outperforms traditional vehicles in fuel efficiency.
• Small companies sometimes outperform large corporations in innovation.
• The stock market index outperformed expectations this quarter.