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Collocations for leap - noun

1. big jump

ADJ.

big, giant, prodigious | little | flying, running
He made a flying leap at the ball.

VERB + LEAP

make, take

PREP.

~ from, ~ into
a leap into the air
~ to

2. great change/increase in sth

ADJ.

big, enormous, giant, great, huge, quantum
There has been a quantum leap in profits since 1995.
small | bold, dramatic, sudden
a dramatic leap in the number of people out of work
imaginative, intuitive | technological

VERB + LEAP

make
They''ve made a great leap forward with their road building in the last few years.

PREP.

~ from
a leap from $632 to $735
~ in
a leap in prices
~ of
a leap of 750%
~ to

PHRASES

a leap forward, by leaps and bounds, come on/improve in leaps and bounds
His technique has come on in leaps and bounds this season.

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