From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfar-offˌfar-ˈoff adjective literary 1 FARa long way from where you are SYN distanta far-off land/country/place etc visitors from a far-off land far-off galaxies2 LONG TIMEa long time ago in those far-off days when we were young
Examples from the Corpus
far-off• So there was a vision of treasure, far-off blood, and fear.• The first stunning silence gave way to the creaking of the ship and a far-off booming of the sea against the hull.• Women weave scarves that are sold in far-off countries.• Could it be that one far-off day intelligent computers will speculate about their own lost origins?• Making tough choices now will pay dividends in the far-off days of summer.• They knew that invaders would come from a far-off land.• It rouses far-off memories of infancy, of being handled and given comfort.• But he did fly, in his imagination, on make-believe journeys to far-off realms.• From a distance, Europa had seemed like a giant snowball, reflecting the light of the far-off Sun with remarkable efficiency.a far-off land/country/place etc• A messenger from a far-off land brought fearful news - see the Stuff pages for full details. 5. 