English-Dutch translations for overtake

• inhalen
  We moeten er nu voor zorgen dat de marktontwikkelingen niet de politieke ontwikkelingen inhalen. We now have to see that market developments do not overtake political developments.
  Ook China, dat binnen korte tijd Europa zal inhalen met de uitstoot van broeikasgassen, heeft recentelijk positieve signalen afgegeven. China, which will quite soon overtake Europe in greenhouse gas emissions, has also made some positive signs lately.
  Ik vraag me af hoe lang het duurt voordat bepaalde ontwikkelingslanden de armste Europese landen inhalen. I wonder how long it is going to be before some of the developing countries overtake the poorest European countries.
• voorbijrijden
• voorbijvaren

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