getting 5'O clock

[Dr.Appalayya]

Somebody asked me about time in my watch at 4.49 P.M. I replied ' It is getting 5 O'clock. Is it getting 5 o'clock or becoming 5 o'clock?

 

[la reine victoria]

Somebody asked me about time in my watch at 4.49 P.M. I replied ' It is getting 5 O'clock. Is it getting 5 o'clock or becoming 5 o'clock?

Hi Dr. A,

It is coming up to 5 o'clock.

LRV

 

[Suehil]

Or 'it is nearly 5 o'clock.'

 

[Orange Blossom]

It's almost 5 o'clock. is another option.

Orange Blossom

 

[JamesM]

I've also heard "it's getting on to five o'clock."

 

[maxiogee]

It's 5 o'clock.

(a) Your watch might not be right
(b) If you don't know the seconds then it's a fifty/fifty bet that it's closer to 5:00 than it is to 4:49
(c) Does it matter if they think it's a minute later than it really is?