To leave hopelessly behind in a race; outstrip.
Length of separation in space.
Remoteness; a remote point.
Reserve; deference; coldness; haughtiness.
All this distance to talk? – Way of the Lawless by Max Brand
The Count had seen Androvsky in the distance from his garden more than once, but Androvsky had not seen him. – The Garden Of Allah by Robert Hichens
It's some distance away. – The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger