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be 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 by events — was overwhelmed by the events, was passed by the occurrences …   English contemporary 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

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