успеть

Etymology
, from, whence English.

Verb

 * 1) to have time, to find time
 * 2) to manage (to do something), to succeed
 * 3) to make it, to arrive in time (for), to be in time (for)
 * 4) to catch (a train, bus)

Usage notes
One of the notable ways to use the verb успеть is to indicate two events happening subsequently in a sudden way. The main clause includes не успел/успела/успело/успели and the subordinate clause starts with как. For example:

The main clause has an additional perfective infinitive verb due to the finite verb, успел, also being perfective. Thus, the main clause evokes an action that intends to reach completion, but is suddenly interrupted with another event (as described by the main clause). Thus, the two subsequent events may be slightly overlapped with each other or lack any interval.