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.

Related

spring · bound · grasp · golden opportunity · excited · embrace · took the plunge · undertake · thrilled · impulsive · accept · spontaneous · opportunity · carpe diem · pursue · lunge · passionate · exhilarated

Opposites
eagerness of response

leapt atdeclined

Refused or diminished

rejected · refused · turned down · dragged one's feet · passed on

speed of action

leapt athesitated

Paused from uncertainty

wavered · dithered · vacillated · deliberated · pondered

Family

leap, leapt, leaps, leaping, leaper, leapers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G