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

Buying Nvidia here is perfectly defensible, but anyone who wants a name that could outperform other chip names or the market by leaps and bounds might want to look elsewhere.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Especially when AI is advancing by leaps and bounds, as exemplified by Mr. Musk’s merger?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Rice was the staple food, and he remembers its price rising "by leaps and bounds" in the summer of 1942.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

“But he has really improved by leaps and bounds over the course of the last year.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023

It wasn’t just that it was growing by leaps and bounds.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell