: 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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However, financial institutions that treat quantum computing as a far-off event could risk falling behind, missing out on top talent and losing their competitive edge. Scott Buchholz, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Luckily, these far-off goals aren’t the only reason to wear one. Sara Gaynes Levy, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Almost all are still holding out hope for someone else to pick up Maezawa’s torch, to turn a once far-off dream back into a reality. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025 But the departure cannot happen as, lying in a far-off forest is Nam’s father, a soldier, whose remains they’re compelled to find. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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