We should leave soon because it is getting late.
get late
idiomTo approach nighttime.
The party was fun, but we decided to head home once it started getting late.
As the shadows lengthened and it began getting late, the travelers realized they would not reach the village before nightfall.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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as of late
Lately; recently.
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can't get enough
Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.
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could not get elected dogcatcher
Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.
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don't get someone started
Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.
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fashionably late
Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
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five will get you ten
I strongly believe.
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get a charge out of
To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.