light years away
an extremely long time from now in the past or future:
It all happened when I was at college, which seems light years away now that I'm over 50.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- away
- beaten
- far
- furthermost
- furthest
- infinity
- light year
- lonely
- long-distance
- middle
- the back of beyond idiom
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colder idiom
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