long way off
Example Sentences
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For Veremark, a potential listing is a long way off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Experts say the holy grail -- machines capable of independently reacting to the unpredictability of any real-life situation -- is a long way off for any company.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
However, two Jasprit Bumrah wickets and a run out saw 107-0 become 109-3 and that record target looked a long way off.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Google saw the computing crunch coming a long way off, beginning with what one of its top scientists called a “thought experiment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“You have to be a long way off, the way the androids are. They have better perspective.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
