Idiom: by leaps and bounds
Meaning
Idiom: (grow) by leaps and bounds
- to grow or make a lot of progress very quickly
Example sentences
- This summer it’s rained so much that our grass is growing by leaps and bounds.
- Wow, your hair has grown by leaps and bounds since I last saw you.
- We've progressed by leaps and bounds now that our team is fully staffed.
- My Spanish improved by leaps and bounds studying in Mexico this summer.
- Profits were up by leaps and bounds last year this time so I doubt we'll reach the same level of sales this year.
- Complaints rose by leaps and bounds after the new manager was hired.
- Our students' test scores went up by leaps and bounds since the school's curriculum was revised.
- Your kids have really grown by leaps and bounds in the past year.
- We hope ticket sales will grow by leaps and bounds now that Beyonce will be performing at the fundraising gala.
Synonyms
- quantum leap
- quantum jump
- sea change
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