He's been 'creeping' (up) to the boss for months, so it's no surprise he got a promotion.
A spider was 'creeping' [='crawling'] along the bathroom floor.
I caught him 'creeping' down the stairs to the kitchen.
(..) Yes. You are running out of time. Which is why we must go through Mirkwood. A darkness lies upon that forest. Fell things creep beneath those trees. There is an alliance between the Ores of Moria... ...and the Necromancer in Dol Guldur. I would not venture there... ...except in great need. (..)2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug