Distancing the metronome sign
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If you're not happy with the distance of the metronome sign from the score, you can alter its position using the padding property of MetronomeMark.
\version "2.24.0"
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=13
{
  \tempo 4 = 60
  \repeat unfold 4 e''4
  \override Score.MetronomeMark.padding = #3
  \tempo 4 = 60
  \repeat unfold 4 e''4
}