Phrase guide

leaps and bounds

adv · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Considerably; significantly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Our company has progressed leaps and bounds this year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Dramatic improvements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, plural, plural-only

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق (ʕalā qadam wasāq) — idiom: considerably
  • Bulgarian: много бързо (mnogo bǎrzo) — idiom: considerably
  • Chinese Mandarin: 突飛猛進 /突飞猛进 (tūfēiměngjìn) — idiom: considerably
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大幅度地 (dàfúdù de) — idiom: considerably
  • Finnish: suurin harppauksin — idiom: considerably
  • Greek: αλματώδης (almatódis) — idiom: considerably
  • Italian: passi da gigante — idiom: considerably
  • Russian: стреми́тельно (stremítelʹno) — idiom: considerably
  • Russian: как на дрожжа́х (kak na drožžáx) — idiom: considerably
  • Serbo-Croatian: krupnim koracima — idiom: considerably
  • Serbo-Croatian: strelovito — idiom: considerably
  • Spanish: a pasos agigantados — idiom: considerably