encroaching

Verb

• advance beyond the usual limit
• impinge or infringe upon
• present participle and gerund of encroach

Adjective Satellite

• gradually intrusive without right or permission
  • "we moved back from the encroaching tide"

Adj

• That encroaches.

Examples

• "She could hardly see anything in the encroaching darkness."

Synonyms

encroach, entrench, impinge, infringe, invasive, trench, trespassing