How to Pronounce "a million miles away"
expression
uh MIL-yun MYLZ uh-WAY
uh MIL-ee-un MYLZ uh-WAY
Definition
Used to say that someone is either physically very far away or, more commonly, seems distracted and lost in thought.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmɪɫjən/ /ˈmaɪəɫz/, /ˈmaɪɫz/ /əˈweɪ
British English
æɪ/ /mˈɪliən/ /mˈaɪlz/ /ɐwˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh MIL-yun MYLZ uh-WAY
UK
uh MIL-ee-un MYLZ uh-WAY
Listen in Context
You look a million miles away today.
Her mind was a million miles away during class.
He stared out the window, a million miles away.
Sorry, what did you say? I was a million miles away.