advancingadjective
uk/ədˈvɑːn.sɪŋ/us/ədˈvæn.sɪŋ/advancing age/years
If you talk about someone's advancing age, you mean that they are getting older:
He only recently stopped working, due to his advancing years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Advancing and moving forward
- advance
- approach
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- gain
- gain on sb/sth
- gravitate towards/to sth/sb
- head
- make
- make towards sth/sb
- proceed
- pull
- push
- roll
- slide
- slip
- surge
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