se está haciendo tarde

it's getting late

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it's getting late An impersonal expression used to say that the time is becoming late. The tense can change: se estaba haciendo tarde means “it was getting late,” while ya se está haciendo tarde emphasizes that it is already getting late.

SP: Se está haciendo tarde; deberíamos irnos.

EN: It's getting late; we should leave.

Se está haciendo tarde, me tengo que ir.

It's getting late; I have to go.

— A primera vista (2014)

Ahora debemos continuar, se está haciendo tarde.

Now we must continue, it's getting late.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Se está haciendo tarde, así que es mejor que nos vayamos.

It’s getting late, so we’d better leave.

Se está haciendo tarde.

It's getting late.

— Chicago (2002)

Ya se está haciendo tarde.

It's getting late.