встигати

недок. встигати, док. встигнути

1) (бути вчасно) to have time, to come (to be) in time

раніш, ніж ви встигнете сказати одне слово — before you can (have time to) say a word

не встигнеш озирнутись, як ... — before you can say Jack Robinson ...

2) (у справах) to succeed (in), to be successful (in), to speed well, to get on (in); (в науках) to improve in, to progress, to make progress (in); (у всьому) to obtain good results