出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第63页(205字)
后来者超越前人,年轻的胜过前辈,例起跑时他有些落后,但抵达终点时,他却后来居上,夺得冠军。
Though he started out on the slow side,he was able to overpass the others and reach the finishing line first.