Leapfrog
WordNet
noun
(1) A game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
(2) 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"
verb
(3) Progress by large jumps instead of small increments
(4) Jump across
"He leapfrogged his classmates"
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