"getting on" meaning in English

See getting on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} getting on (not comparable)
  1. (informal, of time periods, optionally with 'for') Almost, nearly. Tags: informal, not-comparable Related terms: going on
    Sense id: en-getting_on-en-adv-KGZaN8cq

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} getting on
  1. present participle and gerund of get on Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: get on
    Sense id: en-getting_on-en-verb-vj8Sh2i9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74
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