BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS Definition & Meaning

by leaps and bounds

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Idioms and Phrases

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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Her defense also improved by leaps and bounds, enough so that she was a finalist for defensive player of the year.

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And third – the technology has improved by leaps and bounds.

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His departure is a significant blow to a USC linebacking corps that improved by leaps and bounds under Entz’s tutelage.

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“Safety and morale are improving every day by leaps and bounds,” Ferguson said.

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At home, the economy is no longer growing by leaps and bounds as it had for years, and companies are subject to a thicket of government rules that have quashed their growth.

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