Are Few and Far Between?

Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often. Visitors to the town were few and far between.

What does far and few in between mean?

not happening very often or not existing in many places. Opportunities for promotion are few and far between. Synonyms and related words. Rarely and not often. rarely.

How do you use few and far between?

(1) Jobs are few and far between at the moment. (2) In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between. (3) The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between. (4) People who work as hard as you are few and far between!