It is getting dark. vs It gets darker and darker.

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. "It is getting dark" indicates that the darkness is currently increasing, while "it gets darker and darker" emphasizes a continuous process of darkening. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to highlight the ongoing nature of the darkening or simply state the current state of darkness.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that darkness is currently increasing.

"It is getting dark."

This phrase is used to describe the process of darkness setting in or increasing. It is suitable for situations where you want to convey that it is becoming darker.

Examples:

It is getting dark outside, we should turn on the lights.
I noticed it is getting dark earlier in the evenings now.
Is it getting dark already? Time flies!
As it is getting dark, the stars start to appear in the sky.
We should leave soon, as it is getting dark.

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It is getting dark.
It is getting dark. Let's go home.
There is a storm coming and it is getting dark.
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Written in Uncategorized | 0 comment» Just for me... the sun is shining today! 8.November 2013 by Aurelia Outside, it is not day yet and it is getting dark again.
When it is getting dark, the light on its facade dyes the adjacent San Anton Bridge red.
It is getting dark back in the bombed out city centre, where new buildings are mushrooming up everywhere.
He has my looks, my eyes, his hair is getting dark.
When color is getting dark, it reminds user that it needs charge in time.
The number of questions is so overwhelming that, after 2 hours of very interesting and lively discussion, at 7.00 p.m., when it is getting dark, the moderator decides it is time to go home.
Yes orchids like to be misted and the morning is the perfect time, as you never want to water or mist your orchids when it is getting dark outside as this can lead to diseases and leaf rot.
In the late afternoon wrecked from all the effort I reach Pilar, by now it is getting dark and I am still in the suburbs of the metropolis, there is no chance of pitching my tent in a safe place.
It was getting dark, so I asked them to return home.
It's getting dark pretty fast.
Mahoney usually walks me home, and... it's getting dark.
Bill says it's getting dark.
It's getting dark and you must go.
Hold me close, Red. It's getting dark.
It's not even getting dark out.
Come on, Alice. It's getting dark.
It's getting dark, Mom.

Alternatives:

It is becoming dark.
The darkness is increasing.
Night is falling.
Dusk is approaching.
The light is fading.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize a continuous process of darkening.

"It gets darker and darker."

This phrase is used to emphasize a gradual increase in darkness over time. It is suitable for describing a situation where darkness is progressively deepening.

Examples:

As the night went on, it got darker and darker.
The room gets darker and darker as the sun sets.
With each passing minute, it gets darker and darker outside.
The forest path gets darker and darker as we walk further in.
The storm clouds gathered, and it got darker and darker.

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It gets darker and darker.
It's a song of a sweeping beauty even because, as it goes by, it gets darker and the effects in the final part, even on the vocals, are so winning.
So the Little Worm and Gigio go down the hole of a large tree, as they go down it get darker and less roots to dangle from as the descend, but the two can't hold on and down they tumble.
It gets darker from here on.
When it gets darker, maybe it will come out then.
But it gets darker for the next four hours.
Beside me, Biggie's face gets darker and darker.
Stripes, usually popular in summer, get darker and are worn even when it's cold.
I'll show you, when it gets darker.
Autumn is almost indistinguishable from summer except it gets darker a little earlier, a complete contrast to the autumns experienced on the European mainland.
The days are getting shorter, the nights get darker and legends reappear!
Her work throughout the 1970s was complex, textured and detailed, seeming to get darker and thicker as the decade continued.
Of course, I don't know, but I think it'll get darker before it gets lighter.
You mean like when it gets dark, he gets darker.
Surface is most noticeable on the boys. Eg voice, it gets darker, it's called ishing.
As a result the color of the light effect gets darker.
In white wines, color tends to get darker and darker hues, up to getting a dark amber color which can also tend to brown.
The best aurorae watching season starts at the end of August when the nights get darker - and ends at the beginning of April when the nights start to get lighter.
By the season end the colour of the back gets darker and the tail grows gradually becoming forked Gianfranco Colombo The swallow is a pure insectivore and nourishes of all flying insects considering that its life is almost totally spent flying.
Because I'll be honest... I keep thinking about that golden hair on your wrists, wondering if that's the same gold colour all over your body or does it get darker as it gets thicker.
Their photochromic cylindrical double lens responds to changing light conditions by adjusting the level of tint - it gets lighter as conditions get darker, and darker when the sun comes out to protect you from glare.

Alternatives:

It becomes increasingly dark.
The darkness deepens.
The shadows grow thicker.
The night grows blacker.
Darkness descends.

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