English-Danish translations for overtake

• overhale
  Nu skal vi sørge for, at markedsudviklingen ikke overhaler den politiske udvikling yderligere. We now have to see that market developments do not overtake political developments.
  Vi må give mindre køretøjer mulighed for at overhale for at sikre, at der er flow i trafikken. If we are to ensure traffic flow, we must make it possible for smaller vehicles to overtake.
  En liberalisering af vandforsyningen vil betyde, at kampen om vandet vil overhale kampen om olien. Liberalising the water supply would mean that the fight for water would overtake that for oil.

Definition of overtake

• To pass a more slowly moving object or entity
• To become greater than something else

Examples

• The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn
• The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus
• Our plans were overtaken by events

Related words

• overtaking
• overtax
• overtaxing
• overtask
• overtalk
• overtalking
• restriction on overtaking