up in years

and advanced in years; along in years; on in years

Fig. old; elderly. My uncle is up in years and can't hear too well. Many people lose their hearing somewhat when they are along in years.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Aelig;&Thorn;Elr&Aelig;D	-	Anglo-Saxon
Trixie	TRIK-see	English
MercÈ	-	Catalan
Maria	mah-REE-ah (Italian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch), mə-REE-ə (Catalan, English), MAHR-yah (Polish), MAH-ree-ah (Finnish)	Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian,
Baard	-	Norwegian
Arsenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)