before you know it

before you know it
   If something takes place so suddenly that you don't have time to become aware of it, it happens before you know it or before you know where you are.
   

The doorbell rang, and before we knew it a surprise birthday party was under way!


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  • before you know it — {adv. phr.} Sooner than one would expect. * /Don t despair; we ll be finished with this work before you know it!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • before you know it — {adv. phr.} Sooner than one would expect. * /Don t despair; we ll be finished with this work before you know it!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • before you know it — very quickly or soon We ll be there before you know it. The game was over before I knew it. • • • Main Entry: ↑know …   Useful english dictionary

  • before you know it — before (you) know it surprisingly quickly. I saw a rabbit in the field, but it was gone before I knew it …   New idioms dictionary

  • before\ you\ know\ it — adv. phr. Sooner than one would expect. Don t despair; we ll be finished with this work before you know it! …   Словарь американских идиом

  • before you know where you are — before you know where you ˈare idiom very quickly or suddenly • We were whisked off in a taxi before we knew where we were. Main entry: ↑knowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • you should know a man seven years before you stir his fire — 1803 C. DIBDIN Professional Life I. p. xi. It is a well meant saying, that you should know a man seven years before you stir his fire; or, in other words, before you venture at too much familiarity. 1904 V. S. LEAN Collectanea IV. 204 You may… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) — Infobox Single Name = You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) Artist = The Beatles A side = Let It Be Released = 6 March 1970 (UK) Format = gramophone record Recorded = Abbey Road Studios 17 May 1967 to 30 April 1969 Genre = Comedy rock, jazz… …   Wikipedia

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