Примеры употребления для overtaken by events
1. Since then the meeting tends to get overtaken by events.
2. Many accords have fallen dormant or have been overtaken by events.
3. "The councils have been overtaken by events," says Khaled al–Maena, editor of Arab news, the English–language Saudi daily.
4. "This is one of the few times when a presidential campaign has been overtaken by events," he said.
5. Military planners have to draw up schedules knowing they will be overtaken by events that demand new schedules.