Collocations for distance - noun

considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast
The town is a considerable distance from the coast.
It's quite a good distance to the nearest town.
The people travel vast distances to find food.

short, small
reasonable
certain, given
average, mean
the average distance covered during pursuits by cheetahs

equal
maximum, minimum
optimal (AmE), optimum
correct, right
exact
estimated
full
extra
fixed
varying
infinite
comfortable, discreet, respectful, safe
The cat sat and watched us from a safe distance.

braking (esp. BrE), stopping
Allow for greater stopping distances when pulling a loaded trailer.

geographic (esp. AmE), geographical (esp. BrE), physical
These immigrants face problems of physical distance.

cover, cross, go, move, travel, traverse
He moved a short distance up the valley.
The spacecraft has the ability to traverse great distances.
Nobody thought he would last 15 rounds but he went the full distance. (figurative)

drive, fly, swim, walk, etc.
The young birds were soon flying distances of 200 feet or more.
She sprinted the entire distance.

bridge, span
The arch spans a distance of 285 feet.

keep, maintain
I kept a comfortable distance behind the van.

close, shorten
He was gradually closing the distance between himself and the other runners.

calculate, determine, measure
estimate, gauge, judge
It is very difficult to judge distances in the desert.

runner, swimmer
a champion distance swimmer

running

at a distance
She followed them at a discreet distance.

at a distance from
When launching a kick, it is essential to be at the correct distance from your opponent.

at a distance of
The town is situated at a distance of twenty miles from Porto.

from a distance (of)
Visitors can only view the painting from a distance of three yards.

over a distance (of)
The sound can be heard over a distance of more than five miles.

within a distance
children living within a certain distance of the school

distance away from
The house is a short distance away from the bus station.

distance between
What's the distance between London and Edinburgh?

distance from
distance to
the distance from our house to the school

a … distance ahead, away, apart, etc., some distance ahead, away, apart, etc.
The leaders in the race were a considerable distance ahead.
A bomb exploded some distance away.

within commuting distance, within driving distance, within walking distance
The bars are within walking distance.

within shouting distance, within spitting distance, within striking distance, within touching distance (esp. BrE)
The cat was now within striking distance of the duck.
We came within spitting distance of winning the cup. (figurative)

far, middle
I could just see the hills in the far distance.

gaze (off) into, look (off) into, stare (off) into
stretch (off) into
The road stretches off into the distance.

education (AmE), learning
The college offers a wide range of distance-learning courses.

vision
to have good distance vision

at a distance
At a distance it is difficult to make out the detail on the building.

from a distance
We admired the palace from a distance.

in the distance
In the distance was a small town.

critical, professional
emotional, psychological, social

keep, maintain
She was warned to keep her distance from Jay if she didn't want to get hurt.
Sociologists must maintain critical distance from the ideas of society at any particular time.

distance from
He felt a sense of distance from the others.

a sense of distance