"creep by" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 慢慢过去
• 悄悄经过

Definition

以非常缓慢的速度过去，常用来形容时间过得慢，或某人悄悄无声地经过。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式场合，描述时间过得慢（如“the hours creep by”），也可指人或物悄无声息地经过。

Examples

The minutes creep by when I am waiting for the bus.

等公交车时，时间**慢慢过去**。

The night seemed to creep by because I couldn't sleep.

我睡不着，所以夜晚**慢慢过去**。

He tried to creep by the sleeping dog without waking it up.

他试图在狗睡觉时**悄悄经过**，不吵醒它。

During the boring meeting, the hours just seemed to creep by.

在无聊的会议中，时间就像**慢慢过去**一样。

I watched the cars creep by my window in the traffic jam.

我看着汽车在交通堵塞时从我窗前**慢慢经过**。

Summer used to creep by, but now it feels way too short.

夏天以前总是**慢慢过去**，但现在感觉太短了。