advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
"the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"
a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
"The kids played leapfrog by having one bend down while the others took turns jumping over their backs."
A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.
"The kids spent their afternoon playing leapfrog, taking turns vaulting over each other's backs until someone fell and had to start at the end of the line again."
progress by large jumps instead of small increments
"After months of slow growth, the startup finally decided to leapfrog its competitors by launching a revolutionary AI feature before anyone else could catch up."
To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
"The children lined up against the fence and took turns leaping over each other while playing their favorite version of leapfrog."