Definition of "light years" []

• Plural form of light year. (noun)

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• ""Chuck, here," came Marlow's familiar voice from Earth, riding along the carrier waves that had a moment before brought Ward and Roscoe and Perry and his men through some queer non-space to the carrier fifty light years from the planet of their birth."
• "Trend-wise, the European magazines always seemed to be light years ahead of the American ones—I could see that even at a young age."
• "Yet in the same Christian religion was George Buttrick, who was obviously light years ahead of me."