いつの間まにか
Meanings
Adverb
1. before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
While thinking about such things, I had opened both my hands before I knew it.
Kanji used
interval
Pitch accent
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Top 1900
Composed of
when; at what point
Examples (16 in total)
The background had changed before I knew it.
No matter how many I squash, they keep breeding before I know it.
It seems that, without my realizing it, I had been shedding tears.
Before I knew it, the two of them had swapped positions.
Before I knew it, I was inside the room.
Before I knew it, I didn't want to see you again.
Before I knew it, the system for skills and titles had been revived.
Before I knew it, the bandage had come off his mouth.
The pressure that had been digging into my shoulder had disappeared before I knew it.
Before I knew it, the overall color tone of the room had changed.
Before I knew it, both my fists had been tightly clenched.
My beloved wife seems to have come up behind me without my noticing.
By the way, at the restaurant earlier, the bill had been settled before I knew it.
While thinking about such things, I had opened both my hands before I knew it.
He came back at some point and is now preparing breakfast.
It seems that my perspective and way of thinking had become quite biased without me realizing it.