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 22 Nov. 2024.

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