noun
skipping intermediate stages; doing at once; one leap
Usually used adverbially as 一足飛びに, meaning to jump over steps or stages and go directly to a higher level or conclusion. Common in business and news contexts.
See also: 一足飛びに
彼は一足飛びに部長に昇進した。
He was promoted directly to department head, skipping intermediate positions.
問題を一足飛びに解決しようとするのは危険だ。
Trying to solve the problem in one leap is risky.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
jumping with both feet together
Original literal meaning; a jump made with both feet leaving and landing together. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside of specific physical descriptions.
体育の授業で一足飛びの練習をした。
We practiced jumping with both feet together in PE class.