be getting on

be getting on

1. To be aging. Now that I'm getting on, I can't stay up late every night like I used to.2. To be getting late. It's getting on, so we better make lunch before it's dinnertime!See also: get, on

be getting ˈon

(informal)
1 (of people) be becoming old: I’m getting on a bit now and I can’t walk as well as I used to.
2 (of the time) be becoming late: It’s getting on, so I’d better be off home.See also: get, on