It's opposite. The higher in the pedal travel the clutch engages/disengages, the worse it is. A new clutch will engage/disengage just above the floor. Pedal effort will also increase due to the altered angle of the pressure plate "fingers." In my RX-7, I barely have to tap the clutch to shift (170k, original clutch. h: )

You can usually get away with driving the old clutch until it starts to slip or the throwout bearing or pilot bearing starts to make noise. Avoid waiting too long though, total clutch failure sucks. (I once had one fail in a way that ripped the face off one side of the clutch, the pressure plate "fingers" worn so thin they were about to snap, throwout bearing nearly seized... not a fun time.)