No. 15,289 in Russian
поспевать
To mature, ripen, or to be on time/catch up.
In a sentence
Я всегда стараюсь поспевать за временем.
I always try to keep up with time.
поспевать means 'to keep up with something or someone' here.
Ягодам нужно время, чтобы поспевать.
Berries need time to ripen.
поспевать means 'to ripen or mature' in this sentence.
Я не успел поспевать за рассуждениями преподавателя.
I couldn't keep up with the teacher's reasoning.
поспевать implies 'following or catching up with someone’s pace or flow of discourse' in this context.
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