어느새

In a sentence

• 어느새 겨울이 찾아왔다.

  Winter has arrived before we realized.

  The term '어느새' conveys a sense of unexpectedness or sudden awareness of time passing.

• 그는 어느새 내가 있는 곳에 도착해 있었다.

  He had already arrived where I was without me noticing.

  Here, '어느새' highlights the unexpectedness of someone approaching or arriving at a location unnoticed.

• 어느새 나는 그의 이야기에 빠져들어 있었다.

  Before I knew it, I was deeply into his story.

  In this instance, '어느새' describes the speaker becoming immersed in the narrative without realizing when it started happening.