Synonyms of by leaps and bounds

by leaps and bounds

phrase

as in quickly

with great speed

Her grades improved by leaps and bounds after just a few tutoring sessions.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quickly
• soon
• quick
• rapidly
• swiftly
• fast
• hot
• hastily
• promptly
• immediately
• full tilt
• swift
• at full tilt
• briskly
• speedily
• in short order
• like a shot
• in a hurry
• presto
• apace
• pronto
• double-quick
• at full throttle
• like wildfire
• posthaste
• readily
• abruptly
• snappily
• fleetly
• suddenly
• lickety-split
• chop-chop
• hell-for-leather
• vigorously
• like gangbusters
• a mile a minute
• recklessly
• impulsively
• impetuously
• rashly
• energetically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• slow
• sluggishly
• deliberately
• lingeringly
• leisurely
• ploddingly
• laggardly
• belatedly
• tardily
• delinquently

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of by leaps and bounds

Since their first appearance in 2007, the technology behind these devices has advanced by leaps and bounds. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 July 2026