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.

Ahora debemos continuar, se está haciendo tarde.

Now we must continue, it's getting late.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Se está haciendo tarde, me tengo que ir.

It's getting late; I have to go.

— A primera vista (2014)

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

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

Ya se está haciendo tarde.

It's getting late.

Se está haciendo tarde.

It's getting late.

— Chicago (2002)

Se está haciendo tarde y mañana tengo que madrugar.

It's getting late, and I have to get up early tomorrow.