Daily life
be getting on a bit
be becoming old
If a person or thing is getting on a bit, they are becoming old, but the expression sounds gentle and polite.
Hear it in real life
Is your grandfather still driving?
Yes, although he's getting on a bit now.
My laptop is getting on a bit, but it still does everything I need.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My car is getting old a bit.
Say: My car is getting on a bit.
“Getting on a bit” is a fixed expression; do not move “a bit” after “old.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be getting on a bit; my car is getting on a bit
Your turn: say it out loud
My laptop is getting on a bit, but it still does everything I need.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be getting on a bit
be becoming old
“My laptop is getting on a bit, but it still does everything I need.”
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