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overtaking

[ US /ˈoʊvɝˌteɪkɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ˌə‍ʊvətˈe‍ɪkɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
    she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me

How To Use overtaking In A Sentence

  • We had good straight-line speed, but overtaking is so difficult here.
  • Doncaster regained third place in the league overtaking Sheffield Collegiate who did not have a league game.
  • The only apparent purpose of these bollards is to prevent vehicles overtaking.
  • Who would bet against Penrith not overtaking Aspatria next season as Cumbria's Number Two club?
  • Suddenly the wind hit, overtaking the chalet, shaking the wooden balcony out front, and swirling inside, filling the room.
  • Few bike rides pass without at least one case of a car or lorry overtaking too close. Times, Sunday Times
  • The overtaking boat should slow down when just aft the stern of the boat being overtaken and proceed around at the slowest speed possible to pass.
  • His blue Peugeot car had been overtaking a line of traffic when it turned a corner, clipped a kerb and went out of control
  • Overtaking is possible, so pole position is not so important as in Monaco.
  • YOU'RE overtaking a lorry that is overtaking another lorry. Times, Sunday Times
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