at a distance

separated or at a distance in place or position or time r

All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works

He won't be friends with anyone who isn't within ten miles of his house!" > "Can you believe what a Distance Snob she is? If you aren't located in her city she deletes your friendship!" > "I used to be a Distance Snob

v keep at a distance v go far ahead of

n the property created by the space between two objects or points n a distant region n size of the gap between two places n indifference by personal withdrawal n the interval between two times n a remote point in time v keep at a distance v go far ahead of