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gets late

gets late is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get late.

Meaning of get late

Verb

get late (third-person singular simple present gets late, present participle getting late, simple past got late, past participle (UK) got late or (US) gotten late)

  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) To approach nighttime.
    • It's getting late. Let's go home.

Questions about gets late

What is gets late the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets late is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get late.

Words near gets late in the dictionary

  1. gets it on
  2. gets it together
  3. gets it twisted
  4. gets it up
  5. gets laid
  6. gets late
  7. gets life
  8. gets lost
  9. gets lucky
  10. gets Mario Karted
  11. gets married

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