quantum leap

noun

Definition of quantum leap

: an abrupt change, sudden increase, or dramatic advance

Examples of quantum leap in a Sentence

Prices have taken a quantum leap upward. The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Although the most current Apache, the AH-64E, contains composite rotorblades, improved avionics and a new 701D engine, a new platform would be expected to introduce a quantum leap forward with respect to attack helicopter technology. — Kris Osborn, Fox News, "US Army starts work on future attack-recon helicopter," 16 May 2018 Blockchain is a quantum leap in trust, but guess what? — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Following a Tuna from Fiji to Brooklyn—on the Blockchain," 22 May 2018 The tools are still there, but Guerra, in his second season at high Single-A Lake Elsinore, hasn’t exactly made a quantum leap forward after his frustrating 2016. — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres mailbag: How many starting pitchers will be on the move?," 10 July 2017 As opportunity, possibility, and free will are truly shared by all, the world takes quantum leaps forward. — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, "To improve the world, enlist girls, too," 15 Apr. 2018 This type of gaming has made a quantum leap in recent years as thousands of fans pack arenas, or even stadiums, to watch the virtual action. — Michael Shapiro, San Francisco Chronicle, "New e-sports arenas open in Las Vegas and Oakland," 9 Apr. 2018 Both moves qualified as quantum leaps of faith, decisions that required vision not every athletic director possesses when plotting a program’s future. — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, "The two key decisions that helped Loyola reach the Final Four," 27 Mar. 2018 The focus on a race outside of Chicago’s urban center, in an upscale, heavily white congressional district, represented a quantum leap of sorts for many on the left. — David Weigel, Washington Post, "A ‘tea party of the left’? Liberal activists learn tough lessons in quest to purify Democratic Party," 24 Mar. 2018 The Wolf Pack made a quantum leap in his first season in charge (2015-16), improving from 9-22 to 24-14 with a College Basketball Invitational title. — Chris Johnson, SI.com, "How Nevada's Unconventional Roster-Building Strategy Engineered Its Miraculous Sweet 16 Run," 21 Mar. 2018

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