leaps and bounds

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leaps and bounds

noun

  1. idiomatic, plural, plural only Dramatic improvements. “And how did he make his money?” “In mining. He had nothing a few years ago. Then he struck gold, invested it, and came up by leaps and bounds.”

adverb

  1. idiomatic, not comparable Considerably; significantly. Our company has progressed leaps and bounds this year.

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adv idiom: considerably

Española pasos agigantados
中文突飛猛進 /突飞猛进 tūfēiměngjìn, 大幅度地 dàfúdù de
Italianopassi da gigante
Ελληνικάαλματώδης almatódis
Русскийстреми́тельно stremítelʹno, как на дрожжа́х kak na drožžáx
العربيةعَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق ʕalā qadam wasāq

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@misc{leaps_and_bounds_2026,
  title = {leaps and bounds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leaps%20and%20bounds},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}