程遠い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 程遠い(ほどとおい) is an い-adjective meaning physically far away or still a long way from a desired state.
• Basic usage: Physical distance appears in 駅から程遠い, while distance from completion appears in 完成には程遠い.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Physical and figurative distance
  • Context distinguishes actual distance from a station from the degree to which something falls short of completion.
• Particles for the reference point
  • Use から for being far from a starting place and には for being far from a target state.