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long way off

ADVERB

beyond

Synonyms

WEAK

above after ahead apart from as well as at a distance away from before behind besides beyond the bounds clear of farther free of good way off hyper in addition to in advance of more remote moreover on the far side on the other side out of range out of reach outside over over and above over there past remote superior to without yonder

Antonyms

STRONG

close here nearby within reach

WEAK

near

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Perhaps the scoring woes are over with Plum back in the lineup, but the Sparks still seem a long way off from finding their footing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Millions of Americans have tried the drugs, which have revolutionized the way physicians treat weight loss, but personalizing who gets which drugs is still a long way off — if it ever happens.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Creating a multinational fashion company was a long way off when Doris Lee Feigenbaum was born on Aug. 23, 1931 in San Francisco to Joseph Feigenbaum, a lawyer, and Dorothy Bamberger.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Sixteen years on, trees have been replanted, but the director of the Woodland Trust in Northern Ireland, John Martin, said full recovery is a long way off.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

A long way off, a fox began to howl.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

long way off

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