At an Olympic running race, as the person runs, their distance from the starting line goes up.

But with the distance still to go, there was no way he was going to make it.

Some distance from the prison, the two went their separate ways.

It is a planet not far from here, as astronomical distances go.

I didn't feel the distance was going to be a problem.

I can't believe how quickly time and distance have gone.

A little distance away from us a second swarm of men were coming and going with baskets.

He was very far from the planet, as distances go, and they could not see his ship.

The distances in Siberia were going to take some getting used to.

Without automobiles, we did a lot of walking, and the distances went quickly with a song for company.