This is the 4465th most frequent Spanish word.
adelantan
"Adelantan" means "they advance" or "they bring forward."
In this sentence, 'adelantan' is used to describe the act of overtaking someone, showing movement and surpassing in a physical context.
Los corredores adelantan a los ciclistas en la competencia.
The runners overtake the cyclists in the competition.
Here, 'adelantan' refers to rescheduling something to an earlier time, used in a temporal context.
Las reuniones se adelantan para permitir salir temprano del trabajo.
The meetings are moved forward to allow leaving work early.
In this case, 'adelantan' means progressing or making progress in tasks ahead of schedule, used in an anticipatory or preparatory context.