I realize you've used it correctly "by the book", but when you really think about it, does that phrase actually make sense to you? Because it never has with me.

We are how we are. And we have an age. That age progresses and some of us keep pace with it, some of us stay below it, and some of us, unfortunately, go above it.

In the case of Mr. Reynolds, he's managed to let age continue higher while not staying at pace with it.

So, in my mind, what you're saying now is, he's finally catching up with his age...

At least that's what my mind does with it all.