on in years

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on in years

Advanced in age; old or becoming old. I might be a little bit on in years, but I'm no fool when it comes to technology! Your grandfather's getting on in years, so you may need to speak a bit more loudly around him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÁStrÍ&Eth;Ur	-	Icelandic
Jewell	['dʒu:əlz]
Wallace	WAWL-əs	English, Scottish
Marged	-	Welsh
Leo	LE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman
Colombe	-	French