creep up

1. To approach someone or something slowly and often stealthily. I crept up behind my brother and startled him.

2. To encroach (upon one or something) gradually over time. It wasn't until I sat down that I realized how much exhaustion had crept up on me. The weeds have been really creeping up on the edge of the yard over the last few years.

creep up

[for darkness] to move gradually and slowly [toward someone or something]. Dusk crept up and swallowed us in darkness.

词组	creep up
释义	creep up creep up 1. To approach someone or something slowly and often stealthily. I crept up behind my brother and startled him. 2. To encroach (upon one or something) gradually over time. It wasn't until I sat down that I realized how much exhaustion had crept up on me. The weeds have been really creeping up on the edge of the yard over the last few years. See also: creep, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. creep up [for darkness] to move gradually and slowly [toward someone or something]. Dusk crept up and swallowed us in darkness. See also: creep, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: creep up on creep up on (someone or something) creep under creep under (something) creep out creep along creep along (something) creep away creep over creep over (someone or something)
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