spaced out

And, because the shift points are more widely spaced out, the six-speed’s shifting behavior isn’t ever as restless and busy-feeling as the eight-speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The rules also allow small plants — from begonias to succulents — up to 18 inches tall as long as they are spaced out in groups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

Truthful and concerning accounts, all of them—but few and far between, spaced out over a span of years to make it seem like these are common rather than exceptional occurrences.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

Her first college game came in an eerily quiet setting: no fans, players spaced out on bleachers and some wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

Lifeless except for overcrowded, overflowing evacuation centers, looking like anthills spaced out at five-mile intervals.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The mostly instrumental “Panorama” swirls banjo, mandolin, strings and horns with droning electronics, landing on a kind of spaced-out Americana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The tour is in support of the band's seventh album, The Car, which builds on the lounge-y, spaced-out orchestral vibes of their previous record, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

From BBC ● May 29, 2023

The entire evening was a giant, justifiable embrace between the lovably spaced-out star and a crowd that always had his back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

Her projects since have added more colors to her palette, but she’s best on similarly spaced-out songs like “Euphoria,” alongside fellow Texans Travis Scott and Don Toliver.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023

My only companions were now at spaced-out and mighty intervals the big bare peaks that had lifted themselves mysteriously from among their lesser neighbours, with which heretofore they had been confused.

From The Killer by Stewart Edward White