it's getting late
idiom
—used to say that time is passing and especially that evening or late evening is coming
It's getting late so we should probably go home.
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“It's getting late.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/it%27s%20getting%20late. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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