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To vault or jump over something or someone
“Others were able to leapfrog over the parapets and quickly open the stockade gate.”
To advance or move forward, especially suddenly or quickly
“When the radical innovations eventually become the new technological paradigm, the newcomer companies leapfrog ahead of the formerly leading firms.”
To pass or get ahead of someone or something
“Other tech companies are aggressively working on their own self-driving vehicles, and they could leapfrog the car industry in bringing them to market.”
To avoid or circumvent something
“But the company can't tell anyone what it is, how it works, or what processes they've used to leapfrog the laws of physics.”
To leapfrog, overtake, or butt in, bypassing others in a line or sequence
Plural for an act of jumping or leaping over something
“Rather than develop compactly with gradually decreasing density, sprawl leapfrogs over developable land to further locations.”
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