get late

English

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.

   Near-synonyms: darken, get dark

Translations

to approach nighttime

• French: se faire tard (fr)
• Portuguese: fazer-se tarde
• Spanish: hacerse tarde

See also

• be late
• run late