n.
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 a : an act of leaping : SPRING , BOUND b (1) : a place leaped over or from (2) : the distance covered by a leap
2 a : a sudden passage or transition <a great leap forward> b : a choice made in an area of ultimate concern <a leap of faith>
– by leaps and bounds : with extraordinary rapidity <a town growing by leaps and bounds >