time is getting on

time is getting on

It is getting late (in the day, before a deadline, before something happens, etc.). We should probably start heading home—time's getting on, and I don't want to get stuck in rush hour traffic. You had better finish your report soon, time is getting on before the board meeting.
See also: get, on, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

time is getting ˈon

it is getting late; there is not much time left: We’d better hurry up and finish; time’s getting on.
See also: get, on, time
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See also:
  • be getting on
  • How are you getting on?
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  • dream of a funeral and you hear of a wedding
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  • like getting blood out of a stone
  • like getting blood out of/from a stone
  • like getting blood out of a turnip
  • like getting blood from a turnip
  • get (one's) hands dirty