Collocations for "leap"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "leap" in context.
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leap
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [big, long, giant, great] leap
- a leap of [seven] meters
- an [eight] -meter leap
- took a [long, sudden, high] leap (over)
- in one [big, gigantic] leap
- jumped over the [fence, obstacle] in one leap
- took a leap [over, toward]
- came flying down the [stairs, steps] in leaps
- came at me in leaps and bounds
- is [growing, progressing] in leaps and bounds
- has made a giant leap in his [studies, progress]
- had a leap in [profits, fortune, position]
- one giant leap for mankind!
- the biggest leap in the [charts, ranking, standings]
- has made the leap to the big [screen, league]
- took a leap of faith
- doesn't take a giant leap in imagination to [realize, know, figure out]
- a leap into the [unknown, uncertain]
- [this, next] year is a leap year
'leap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):