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Discover LudwigThe phrase "before I realized" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a moment in time prior to becoming aware of something.
Example: "I was already halfway through the project before I realized I had missed an important deadline."
Alternatives: "before I became aware" or "prior to my understanding".
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"I did sign it before I realized," she said.
It wasn't long before I realized I was wearing Lycra shorts.
It was six months before I realized he didn't have lower legs".
I was not very old before I realized that education was the way ahead.
"I took two classes in college before I realized that I just couldn't do it.
I had ALL IN at 44 Across before I realized it was AMAIN (really?).
"I started doing that at first, but it wasn't long before I realized that was wrong.
I'm not sure how much time passed before I realized that it was my scream.
I suffered a great deal before I realized I was a sensitive person.
I passed it three times before I realized that it had to be the one.
(I had to think a moment before I realized that "a duplicator" was a copying machine).
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