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leapfrog

leapfrog

1 6.4
A sudden advance that lets a person or company move ahead of others
  • noun
  • /ˈliːpfrɔɡ/
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  • We've got a strong, strong possibility and chance to leapfrog and leapfrog we will.

Because Intel and AM DS leapfrog game looks to be heating up, not slowing down.

Examples

  • This is the white space that I recommend for the people here that are really trying to leapfrog who are willing to like the first question.

  • And here I've introduced a new, a new leapfrog, a one way one way equation leapfrog.

  • Why, it looks like young men playing leapfrog.

  • It's thicker than the Apple Watch one, but it's a big leapfrog over that initial design.

  • What we want to do is make a leapfrog product that is way smarter than any mobile device has ever been and super easy to use.

  • And and here I've introduced a new, a new leapfrog, a one way, one way equation leapfrog.

  • Leapfrog development obviously cannot be separated from the needs of the market for artificial turf products.

    Blog text (8)
  • We are looking for leapfrog technologies that will take Africa to the next step in the 21st century without having to build the infrastructures found in the developed world.

    Blog text (21)
  • To give an example of how advanced computing methods represent a leapfrog over conventional methods, those involved in the NIST group tell us to consider parallel computing, which links many processors to speed code execution.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The startup made a significant leapfrog in technology, allowing them to outpace their competitors.

Synonyms

breakthrough
vsleapfrog
242 3.9

A sudden important discovery or advance that solves a big problem

uses unexpected innovation to surpass obstacles and competitors
quantum leap
vsleapfrog
8 5.5

A sudden big change that makes something much better

achieves an advance by surprising innovation to overtake rivals

Compounds

6.8

A plan that skips steps to make fast progress

How Big

revolution
810 4.1
breakthrough
242 3.9
leapfrog
1 6.4
advance
329 3.1
improvement
619 1.1
to step
708 1.8

Surface Forms

leapfrog singular
leapfrogs plural

Morphology

leapfrog = leap + frog (semi-transparent) = leap + frog

While the components 'leap' and 'frog' are clear, the metaphorical meaning of surpassing obstacles is not directly derivable.

Etymology

Leapfrog as a noun for an advance comes from the children's game idea of 'jumping ahead'; to 'leapfrog' someone is to jump past them, so a leapfrog is a sudden jump forward that passes obstacles or rivals.