Idiom idiom
dim and distant
Meaning
Of a very long time ago, so as to be almost forgotten.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My childhood memories feel dim and distant now.”
“He tried to recall his first school teacher, but the memory was dim and distant after so many years.”
“The details of the old war had become dim and distant, fading into the background of a society that had long since moved on.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026