be light years away

To be very far away. Usually said of something that is unlikely to happen in the near future. A major technological advancement like that is light years away.

be light years away

to be a very long time in the future A cure for all kinds of cancer is still light years away. (often + from + doing sth) Scientists are light years away from understanding (= it will be a very long time before scientists understand) the human brain.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
PŘEmysl	-	Czech
Rosaline	['rɔzəlin]
Adalberto	ah-dahl-BER-to (Italian, Spanish), ə-dəl-BER-too (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Patterson	['pætəsən]
Mats	-	Swedish, Norwegian
Danielius	-	Lithuanian