1 to progress or become successful in life, in a career, etc （生活、事业等方面）有进展，取得成就

2 (only used in the continuous tenses) to be getting old 年事渐高: He's getting on -- he's over 70, I'm sure. 年事渐高他年事渐高，我敢说他已经70多岁了。

3 (only used in the continuous tenses) to be getting late 时间不早了；越来越迟: Time's getting on -- we don't want to be late. 时间不多了，我们不想迟到。

2 and

3 are only used in the continuous tenses. 第

2及

3义只用于进行时。