be overtaken

Synonyms

retrogress

Examples

That ev'n my buried Ashes such a snare Of Vintage shall fling up into the Air As not a True-believer passing by But shall be overtaken unaware. Omar Khayyám

He who ridicules the good will be overtaken by evil. Swahili Proverb

Idleness moves so slowly that it will be overtaken by misery. Madagascan Proverb

Words in the phrase

be overtaken

Close letter words and terms

be overrun by be overrun with be overshadowed be overthrown by be overweight be overwhelmed