DISTANT

[adjective]a distant country/shoredistant landsShe could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.A date or event which is in the distant past or future is far away in time.At some distant point in the future he would have his own house.At the reunion she recognised one or two faces from the dim and distant past (= a very long time ago).Someone whose manner is distant does not show much emotion and is not friendly.At first she might seem very distant but actually she'll be listening to you intently.The not-too-distant future means quite soon.They plan to have children in the not-too-distant future.A distant relative is a person who is related to you but not closely.She's a distant relative of mine, something like my aunt's husband's great grandmother.