not far
Within easy reach
Not far indicates relative proximity in distance or time—close enough that the gap feels minor.
The restaurant is not far from here.
We're not far from finishing.
The phrase often softens what might otherwise sound like a specific claim, leaving room for interpretation of what counts as "far."
- nearbyAt small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- nearShort distance away
- in the vicinityClose to a location
- shortOf limited extent
walking distance · around the corner · within reach · close at hand · approaching · adjacent · neighboring · proximate · a stone's throw · handy · accessible · intimate · almost there · getting warmer · arm's length · horizon · visible · reachable
- distance phrasesstone's throw, arm's length, within reach, nearby, close by
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
degree of difference/similarity
not farfar from
At great distance from
way off · miles apart · worlds apart · a far cry · nowhere near
not, far, knot, naught, nought, nothing, farther, farthest, afar