- overtaken by events
- was overwhelmed by the events, was passed by the occurrences
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
overtaken by events
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overtaken by events — see ↑overtake • • • Main Entry: ↑event overtaken by events : forced to be changed because of something that has suddenly and unexpectedly happened The original date for the meeting was overtaken by events and had to be changed. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Overtaken — Overtake O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overcome By Events — (OBE) or Overtaken By Events (OTBE), is a term of military origin used when the initial solution to a problem is rendered useless by unexpected events, raising a need for a different solution. Examples An example for OBE, albeit in a political… … Wikipedia
Overcome by events — (OBE) or Overtaken By Events (OTBE), is a term of military origin used when a situation changes so rapidly that previously proposed courses of action are no longer relevant. Examples An example for OBE, albeit in a political context, would be the … Wikipedia
overtake — o|ver|take [ˌəuvəˈteık US ˌouvər ] v past tense overtook [ ˈtuk] past participle overtaken [ ˈteıkən] 1.) [I and T] to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them ▪ He pulled out to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
overtake — verb past tense overtook, past participle overtaken 1 (I, T) to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them: He pulled out to overtake the red van. 2 (T) if something bad overtakes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Overtake — O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after the men;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overtaking — Overtake O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overtook — Overtake O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Future history — This article focuses on future histories in general. For Robert A. Heinlein s series of short stories and novels, see Future History. A future history is a postulated history of the future that some science fiction authors construct as a common… … Wikipedia
