to overtake :

1. go past: to catch up with and pass a person or vehicle traveling in the same direction.
 
2. do better than somebody: to reach and then surpass a level achieved by somebody or something.

3. come over somebody suddenly: to come over somebody suddenly or catch somebody by surprise.

“Sleep overtook them.”

4. catch up with somebody: to go after and catch up with somebody.

"Samsung Electronics, which saw record profits and revenue in 2004 and 2005, overtook Sony as one of the world's most valuable consumer electronics brands"