get late
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
Indicates the process of time passing and becoming late.
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Examples (10)
- It's getting too late to do anything today.
- It's getting late, we should probably head home soon.
- Don't let it get too late before you start your homework.
- I hope it doesn't get late while we're still hiking.
- They realized it was getting quite late and decided to leave.
- The clock showed it was getting very late for the meeting.
- If we don't hurry, it will get too late to catch the last train.
- We need to finish quickly before it gets too late to eat dinner.
- It started to get late, and the streets became quieter.
- We can chat for a bit, but it's getting late for me.