: remote in time or space

Examples of far-off in a Sentence

many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future
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There was a slight two-hour delay initially, and once the service was activated, participants cited unusually long wait times and far-off pickup locations in some cases. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 June 2025 In the summer months, turquoise pools bloom on the glacier’s surface and the boom of far-off avalanches thunders across the white wilderness. Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025 With an early-rising 11-month-old, who, without fail, woke before our alarm buzzed each morning, sleep—let alone restful, continuous sleep—was a far-off dream. Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025 Bernadette Nixon, Algolia’s CEO, said the company’s new agentic implementation isn’t a far-off dream, but an immediate reality. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for far-off

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of far-off was in the 15th century

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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-off. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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