by leaps and bounds

Idioms  

1. Rapidly, or in fast progress, as in The corn is growing by leaps and bounds, or School enrollment is increasing by leaps and bounds. This term is a redundancy, since leap and bound both mean “spring” or “jump,” but the two words have been paired since Shakespeare's time and are still so used.

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Example Sentences

It’s an acknowledgment both that A.I. is growing by leaps and bounds — Microsoft researchers recently published a paper asserting that its technology has shown signs of human reasoning — and that it had worried some pioneers in the field.

From New York Times

It’s a judgment of a character that is by leaps and bounds more loathsome than that of any other figure to occupy the presidency.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s just that the crisis has grown by leaps and bounds and so the work we do has to shift as well.”

From Seattle Times

Q: You seem to have improved by leaps and bounds over the last two years.

From Los Angeles Times

This is known as “object detection,” and this has improved by leaps and bounds in the recent years.

From Washington Post