No. 2,636 in Russian
успели
"Успели" means "managed" or "succeeded in time."
In a sentence
Мы успели на поезд.
We made it to the train.
Here 'успели' implies succeeding in being timely for the train departure.
Они успели выполнить задачу до дедлайна.
They managed to complete the task before the deadline.
In this context, 'успели' denotes accomplishment within a time limit.
За выходные мы успели сходить в театр и на выставку.
Over the weekend, we managed to go to the theater and the exhibition.
This usage of 'успели' reflects completing multiple activities within a period.
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