>until it eventually gets lapped some time in the mid-21st century What does thi...

		paulcole on Nov 23, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Britain has abandoned its claim to be the world's ... >until it eventually gets lapped some time in the mid-21st century What does this mean exactly? Getting lapped means getting passed and then passed again. How does that make sense in this context?

It becomes double the size.