Question

1. Some ideas still seem to be a long way off.

2. Some ideas still seem to be far off.

3. The town is a long way off.
4. The town is far off.
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Can we use 'far' instead of 'a long way'?
What other expressions can we use instead of 'a long way'?

Answer 1

In these sentences, the two phrases are fine. I'm not sure they are always interchangeable, though. It would depend on the sentences.