1. [adj]  distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away"
2. [adj]  not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

AWAY(P) is a 7 letter word that starts with A.