promicati

1. (of people, cars, scenery) to flash by; to flit past
   Kroz prozor voza promiču polja i sela. — Fields and villages flash past the train window.
   Ulicom su promicali automobili. — Cars were speeding down the street.
2. (of time) to slip by; to fly by
   Dani promiču, a ja još nisam završio posao. — The days are slipping by and I still haven't finished the job.
3. (+ dat.) to escape someone's notice
   Njoj ništa ne promiče. — Nothing escapes her.

The sense 'to promote' is Croatian; in Serbia unapređivati is used.