Tā huā le sān nián shíjiān gǎnchāo le jìngzhēng duìshǒu.
It took him three years to overtake his competitors.
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赶超 combines 赶 (to catch up) and 超 (to surpass). It implies a deliberate, effortful process of first closing the gap and then exceeding. Commonly used in political, economic, and sports contexts.
