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Also, on in years . Elderly, old. For example, Grandma's along in years now and doesn't hear too well , or Our dog is not as frisky now that he's getting on in years . This idiom transfers the length of along (and the “onward” of on ) to the passage of time. [Late 1800s]Advertisement
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