How to Pronounce "creep up on"
expression
KREEP-UHP-AHN
kreep-UP-on
Definition
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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɹip/ /ˈəp/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
British English
kɹˈiːp/ /ˈʌp/ /ˈɒn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KREEP-UHP-AHN
UK
kreep-UP-on
Listen in Context
Don't creep up on people; you might scare them.
Winter can creep up on you before you notice.
Fatigue can creep up on you after a long day.
I didn't see you there—you really crept up on me!