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Creep up on Meaning in English

expression

KREEP-UHP-AHN
kreep-UP-on

परिभाषा

To move slowly and quietly toward someone or something, so they do not notice you. It can also mean something happening or affecting you unexpectedly or gradually.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Often used for both people and abstract things like time or problems. Informal and commonly found in spoken English. 'Creep up on' can suggest surprise, so it's often used when someone doesn't expect it. Used as a phrasal verb; be mindful that 'creep up to' is different.

उदाहरण वाक्य

Don't creep up on people; you might scare them.

basic

Winter can creep up on you before you notice.

basic

Fatigue can creep up on you after a long day.

basic

I didn't see you there—you really crept up on me!

natural

Deadlines always seem to creep up on me at work.

natural

Old age has a way of creeping up on you.

natural