by leaps, by fits and starts
abruptly, by leaps and bounds, discontinuously
Гиббон ловко перепрыгивает с дерева на дерево
The gibbon effortlessly leaps from tree to tree.
Серна легко прыгает по скалистым склонам.
The chamois easily leaps across rocky slopes.
Цены менялись скачками из-за кризиса.
Prices changed in leaps and bounds because of the crisis.
