追い越し・追越・追越し|おいこしoikoshi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpassing; overtaking

• Synonym追い越すおいこすNeutralThe verb form: to overtake a car or person ahead, also figuratively to surpass someone in ability; 「追い越し」 is its noun, used mostly in traffic contexts.
• Synonym追い抜くおいぬくNeutralCatching up and then passing, e.g. overtaking a runner in a marathon; in traffic law it is kept distinct from 「追い越し」.
• Synonym抜き去るぬきさるWrittenWritten/formal: to pull decisively past an opponent and leave them behind; typical of race reports.
• Related通り過ぎるとおりすぎるNeutralGoing past a place or thing without necessarily overtaking anyone; 「追い越し」 specifically means passing a car or person moving ahead of you.
• Antonym遅れるおくれるNeutralTo fall behind or be late — the opposite of the overtaking that 「追い越し」 describes.

For overtaking a car, 「追い越し」 is the usual word, as in 「追い越し禁止」. In a race, passing an opponent is 「追い抜く」 or 「抜き去る」; falling behind is 「遅れる」.

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1. 走はしっている車くるまや人ひとを、前まえから後うしろへ通り抜とおりぬけること。