sneak up vs go on

sneak up and go on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sneak up	No	No	Yes	No
go on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go on is a hypernym of sneak up; that is, go on is a word with a broader meaning than sneak up:

Other hypernyms of sneak up include advance, march on, move on, pass on, progress.

sneak up (verb)	go on (verb)
advance stealthily or unnoticed	come to pass
	continue talking
	start running, functioning, or operating
	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
	continue a certain state, condition, or activity