a quantum leap

quantum leap

A sudden or important change or improvement. Gary's new job in upper management is a quantum leap forward from his old position at the factory.
See also: leap, quantum
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a quantum leap

A quantum leap is a very great and sudden increase in the size, amount, or quality of something. The vaccine represents a quantum leap in healthcare. The scale of migration took a quantum leap in the early 1970s. Note: People sometimes say a quantum jump with the same meaning. We want a quantum jump in exports.
See also: leap, quantum
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a quantum ˈleap

(also a quantum ˈjump less frequent) a sudden very large increase, advance or improvement in something: This latest research represents a quantum leap in our understanding of the universe. The quantum leap in writing technology came with the introduction of personal computers.
In physics, a quantum jump is a sudden change in a physical quality such as energy from one fixed level to another.
See also: leap, quantum
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • quantum leap
  • quantum
  • quantum jump
  • leap
  • have a (sudden) rush of blood to the head
  • have a rush of blood to the head
  • of a sudden
  • all of a sudden
  • thrust forward
  • jump out at (one)
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