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getting late

getting late is the present participle and gerund 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 getting late

What is getting late the present participle and gerund of?
Getting late is the present participle and gerund of get late.

Words near getting late in the dictionary

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

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