2leap noun
plural leaps 1 [count] a : a long or high jump
▪ She made a graceful leap into the air. ▪ He ran and took a flying leap over the stream.
b : the distance that a person or animal jumps
▪ He won the high jump with a leap of six feet. 2 [count] : a great and sudden change, increase, or improvement
▪ She made the difficult leap [=transition] from college to the workplace. ▪ the leap from childhood to adulthood ▪ a leap [=jump] in the cost of automobiles ▪ She has shown great leaps in ability. ▪ Technology has taken a great leap forward. — see also quantum leap 3 [singular] : a serious attempt to do or understand something new
▪ an imaginative leap ▪ It required a leap of the imagination to picture how the project would look when it was completed. ◊A leap in the dark is something that is done without knowing anything about what the result might be.
▪ He had no experience, so starting his own business was a real leap in the dark. ◊A leap of faith is a decision to believe that something is true or possible even though other people may doubt it.
▪ He has taken/made a leap of faith in starting his own business. ▪ It takes/requires a leap of faith to believe that this project can succeed.
▪ She made a graceful leap into the air. ▪ He ran and took a flying leap over the stream.
b : the distance that a person or animal jumps
▪ He won the high jump with a leap of six feet.
▪ She made the difficult leap [=transition] from college to the workplace. ▪ the leap from childhood to adulthood ▪ a leap [=jump] in the cost of automobiles ▪ She has shown great leaps in ability. ▪ Technology has taken a great leap forward. — see also quantum leap
▪ an imaginative leap ▪ It required a leap of the imagination to picture how the project would look when it was completed. ◊A leap in the dark is something that is done without knowing anything about what the result might be.
▪ He had no experience, so starting his own business was a real leap in the dark. ◊A leap of faith is a decision to believe that something is true or possible even though other people may doubt it.
▪ He has taken/made a leap of faith in starting his own business. ▪ It takes/requires a leap of faith to believe that this project can succeed.
by/in leaps and bounds
: very quickly and greatly
▪ The company grew by leaps and bounds. ▪ Their knowledge has increased in leaps and bounds.
▪ The company grew by leaps and bounds. ▪ Their knowledge has increased in leaps and bounds.
take a flying leap
US, informal + impolite — used to tell someone who angers or annoys you to go away ▪ She told him to (go) take a flying leap. [=(Brit) take a running jump]
