get on

verbs

have smooth relations
"My boss and I get along very well"
get along, get along with, get on, get on with
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
board, get on
antonym
get off
get up on the back of
"mount a horse"
bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up
grow late or (of time) elapse
"It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"
get on
is a type of (narrower)
come near in time
"Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
approach, come near
appear in a show, on T.V. or radio
"The news won't be on tonight"
be on, get on
develop in a positive way
"He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up
grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce