break the record

1. Move very fast, as in The lecture was so dull that we broke the record getting to the door : [Second half of 1900s]

2. Surpass a previous achievement, as in He was determined to break the record for the high jump . This usage is applied primarily to sports of various kinds. [1880s]

Example Sentences

Fans flocked to Chicago's Guaranteed Rate Field this week to see the White Sox break the record, but they won three successive games against the Los Angeles Angels.

From BBC

“The Bear” could also break the record for the most Primetime Emmys won by a comedy series in a single year, a record it set previously for its first season with 10.

From Los Angeles Times

The mission will therefore break the record for the most people in the vacuum of space at once.

From BBC

It took him just a week to break the record again in Glasgow, and he's repeated the feat on six further occasions prior to these Olympics.

From BBC

Nicolas “Nick” Manning, a contestant from Australia, came on “AGT” initially intending to break the record for the most pairs of underwear pulled on, one pair at a time, in 30 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times