in/into the distance

in the distance

At a far-away point at which one can only just see or hear someone or something. We saw a car in the distance speeding toward the town, when all of a sudden the police swarmed the area.
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into the distance

In a direction or at a point far away. He just sat on his porch after receiving the news, staring off quietly into the distance.
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in/into the ˈdistance

far away but still able to be seen or heard: We saw lights in the distance. Alice stood staring into the distance.
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  • in default of (something)
  • in default of something
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  • have a rush of blood to the head
  • bring (something) to rest
  • bring to rest
  • get a wild hair to (do something)
  • have a wild hair to (do something)