leapt at
Pounced on enthusiastically
Leapt at describes an eager, often impulsive acceptance or pursuit of something.
If you leapt at an opportunity, you seized it without hesitation: She leapt at the chance to study abroad.
The phrase can also describe a physical lunge toward something, though the figurative sense of enthusiastic embrace is more common.
He leapt at the job offer before even reading the contract.
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- pounceSudden attack leap
- capitalizeMake a letter large
spring · bound · grasp · golden opportunity · excited · embrace · took the plunge · undertake · thrilled · impulsive · accept · spontaneous · opportunity · carpe diem · pursue · lunge · passionate · exhilarated
leapt atdeclined
Refused or diminished
rejected · refused · turned down · dragged one's feet · passed on
leapt athesitated
Paused from uncertainty
wavered · dithered · vacillated · deliberated · pondered