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.
(..) - The wind's pulling us in. - What is it? Come on. Let's go in. I want to see what's on the other side. I'm not going. It gives me the creeps. Don't be such a scaredy-cat, Chihiro. Let's just take a look. The movers will get to our house before we do. It's all right. They've got the keys. (..)2001 Spirited Away