Meanings of creeps toward in English

Another Kingsguard knight creeps toward Sunspear even as we speak.

Iron is not conscious, yet it creeps toward the loadstone.

It creeps toward her neck, but doesn't quite reach it.

It crouches low and creeps toward me, its lips peeling back from its white teeth.

These are the things I'm thinking (and writing) as the clock creeps toward midnight.

It sees Tiger lying in a square of sunlight in the middle of the room and creeps toward him.

The escaping water spreads across the marble, and I stare as it creeps toward the toes of my satin heels.

They are faced with upholding Biblical principles against sex outside of marriage during an era when the average age of first marriage creeps toward 30.