get late

verb

To approach nighttime.

“It's getting late. Let's go home.”

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets late · participle present getting late · past got late · UK participle past got late · US participle past gotten late

  1. idiomaticimpersonalTo approach nighttime.

    It's getting late. Let's go home.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
get on

Translations

French se faire tard
  • se faire tardto approach nighttime
Portuguese fazer-se tarde
  • fazer-se tardeto approach nighttime
Spanish hacerse tarde
  • hacerse tardeto approach nighttime
Tamil இருட்டு
  • இருட்டு (iruṭṭu)to approach nighttime
Cite this entry
APA

get late. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20late

MLA

“get late.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20late. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get late,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20late.

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