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| ever (=едва, тж. hardly ever: As organic material decays, it is recycled so quickly that few nutrients ever reach the soil. – ...просто не успевают попадать в почву. 4uzhoj); lag (roman_es); go behind (roman_es); be late (triumfov); need more time (не успевать подготовиться = need more time to prepare Alexander Demidov); fail to do something in due time (alexLun); be behind (on something Ремедиос_П); can't keep pace with; keep back; miscarry; miss | |||
| can't do something fast enough (Baby boomers are retiring here too. They can't build fast enough. Each month 5000 people move into the GVRD. We need some 20 highrise condo towers completed each month to meet the demand. • The problem is rampant immigration. Maybe 20 years ago, the infrastructure could handle the increase. We can’t build housing fast enough and we should be spreading the housing into other areas. Vancouver proper is full. -- не успеваем строить жильё (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) | |||
| just about faster than (He had come from nowhere and blitzed upward through the Army just about faster than his tailor could sew the ribbons on his uniform. – ...так стремительно, что портной не успевал перешивать нашивки на его мундире. 4uzhoj) | |||
| not make it in time (I will obviously not make it in time to see my son for his birthday. BorisKap); be running out of time (Dyatlova Natalia) | |||
| have no time | |||
| не успевать: 16 phrases in 5 subjects |
| General | 9 |
| Informal | 1 |
| Makarov | 4 |
| Mathematics | 1 |
| Obsolete / dated | 1 |