creep in/creep intosomething
phrasal verbwithcreepverb[Iusually+ adv/prep]uk/kriːp/us/kriːp/crept|crept
mainlyUK
Ifmistakescreepin orcreepinto apieceoftext, they areincludeddespiteeffortsnot toincludethem:
A fewmistakesalwayscreepin during theeditingprocess.
One or twotypingerrorscreptinto thereport.
tograduallystartto benoticeable:
Doubtsbegantocreepinto mymindabout thelikelysuccessof theproject.
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- failing
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- fossilization
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- misspelling
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom
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Appearing & disappearing