long-distance

long-distance (not comparable)

1. Over a great length.

   He is a long-distance runner.

2. Referring to a non-local telephone call; a toll call.

   The hotel does not allow for long-distance phone calls.

3. Referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them.

   They are in a long-distance relationship.

   • 2009, Wesley L. Ford, How to Pick a Lover: For Women Who Want to Win at Love (page 176)

     Long-distance lovers are often not too sure just what they are feeling. Worse, they are often not too sure what their absent playmates want them to be feeling.