creep in

• Verbe à particule indiquant qu'une chose pénètre ou apparaît progressivement, souvent de manière imperceptible ou insidieuse.

A phrasal verb used to indicate something entering or appearing gradually, often unnoticed or subtly.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Enter gradually and unnoticedinformal

   To enter or become noticeable slowly and often without being noticed.

   s'infiltrer

   • Doubt began to creep in as the hours passed.
   • Mistakes can creep in if you don't check your work carefully.
   • A feeling of unease crept in during the long silence.

   Synonymesinfiltrateslip insneak in

2. Become part of something graduallyinformal

   To slowly become part of a situation or process, often in an unwanted way.

   s'infiltrer progressivement

   • Bad habits can creep in if you're not careful.
   • Bias can creep into research if the methodology is flawed.
   • New ideas slowly crept into the company's culture.

   Synonymesinfiltrateslip insneak in

Verbe de basecreep