Work & careers
creep into something
affect something gradually unnoticed
To begin to affect or become part of something slowly and almost unnoticed.
Hear it in real life
Why does the article sound so negative?
The writer's personal worries have crept into it.
Work has gradually crept into my evenings and weekends.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Work has crept in my evenings.
Say: Work has crept into my evenings.
Use "into" before the area or time that work gradually begins to affect.
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How it fits in a sentence.
creep into something; creep into doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
Work has gradually crept into my evenings and weekends.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
creep into something
affect something gradually unnoticed
“Work has gradually crept into my evenings and weekends.”
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