"get late" meaning in English

See get late in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets late [present, singular, third-person], getting late [participle, present], got late [past], got late [UK, participle, past], gotten late [US, participle, past]
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  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) To approach nighttime. Tags: idiomatic, impersonal Related terms: be late, run late Translations (to approach nighttime): se faire tard (French), fazer-se tarde (Portuguese), hacerse tarde (Spanish)
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