Distancing the metronome sign

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
}