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HUBLOT Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Be getting on in years

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Is it okay to say "be getting along in years" to mean "be getting on in years"?

  

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HUBLOT Is it okay to say "be getting along in years" to mean "be getting on in years"? '

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HUBLOTIs it okay to say "be getting along in years" to mean "be getting on in years"?
Yes, I have heard both, but 'on' is more common and can be truncated to 'He's getting on.'
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What is the meaning of this sentence?
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Midhun M NairBe getting on in years
to be getting rather old
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