We use the getting up there to comment on a person's age. It means "you're getting old" but in a nice way, or an ironic way, if we're talking to the person directly. If we're talking about someone's age without him or her present, then it could be ironic, or just a comment on how old they are. I think the concept of up in this phrasal verb is referring to the high number of the person's age. Here are a few example in different contexts:
You: How old are you now?
Your nephew: Ffff.... Four.
You: Wow! You're really getting up there!!!
Bob: It's Sue's birthday tomorrow.
Matt: Really? How old will she be?
Bob: I don't know, but I think she's getting up there...
Matt: What are you talking about? She can't be over 35!
"Now that my grandpa is getting up there, he's going to move in with my uncle. I don't know how they'll get along, but it seems like the best solution."
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