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.

How do you use leaps and bounds in a sentence?

1, Her health is improving by leaps and bounds. 2, Her French is improving by leaps and bounds. 3, Lifeboat technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. 4, The women's confidence increased by leaps and bounds.

How do you use leaps and bounds?

You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly. He's improved in leaps and bounds this season. The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds.