hinna med

Swedish

Etymology

hinna + med

Verb

hinna med (present hinner med, preterite hann med, supine hunnit med, imperative hinn med)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to have sufficient time for
    Vi hinner med en promenad innan gästerna kommer
    We have enough time for a walk before the guests arrive
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to manage within the time available
    Vi hann med mycket i Berlin under den korta tid vi var där
    We managed to do a lot in Berlin during the short time we were there
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to catch in time (a bus, flight, etc.)
    Vi fick springa för att hinna med bussen
    We had to run to catch the bus
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to keep up (stay even or ahead)
    Synonym: hänga med
    Spring långsammare! Jag hinner inte med.
    Run slower! I can't keep up.

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