Leaps and BOUNDS is an idiom that is used to describe a situation in which something is progressing or changing very quickly. The two words, 'leaps' and 'BOUNDS, ' are crossword solutions for the term. 'Leaps' is a five-letter word meaning to jump or spring forward, while 'metes' is also a five-letter word meaning to measure or divide into parts. Together, they form the phrase 'leaps and BOUNDS, ' which is used to describe a situation in which something is progressing or changing rapidly.