Relative horizontal positioning of a line

Question

How can I set the second line so that the colons have the same horizontal position?
    documentclass{article}

begin{document}

hfill foo : bar baz barabbas
    x : y

end{document}

leandriis · Accepted Answer

With the help of a tabular:
documentclass{article}

begin{document}
hfill
begin{tabular}{@{}r@{~:~}l@{}}
foo &  bar baz barabbas
x & y
end{tabular}
end{document}

Bernard · Answer

A solution with eqparbox:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{eqparbox}

begin{document}

Some text. Some more text. Still some more text.

hfill eqmakebox[L]{foo :} eqmakebox[R]{bar baz barabbas}
null hfilleqmakebox[L][r]{x :} eqmakebox[R][l]{y}

end{document}

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