: 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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Somewhere in a far-off third-world nation, children die at a jarring rate from malnutrition. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2025 So the microwave passes remain the best option for far-off storms, weaker storms or watching a storm in between plane flights, Franklin said. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025 Her greed and desires and fantasies are not far-off musings but tangible and within reach. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 June 2025 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 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 19 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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