leapfrog

5 definitions • 6 examples

a children's game in which a number of children bend down and another child jumps over them one at a time

to improve your position by going past other people quickly or by missing out some stages:

They've leapfrogged from third to first place.

She leapfrogged several older colleagues to get the manager's job.

a children’s game in which each player jumps over another who is bending over

to improve your position by moving quickly past or over something that blocks your way:

[ T ] We’re going to leapfrog the rest of the market in technology.

to improve a position by going past others quickly or by missing some stages of an activity or process:

leapfrog ahead of sb/sth What can we do in the UK to ensure that we leapfrog ahead of the US and Japan?

leapfrog sb/sth He will try to leapfrog all of his competitors with technology from a company renowned for its 3-D software.

leapfrog over sb/sth She has leapfrogged over her rivals into one of the three top posts in the organization.