in the lead

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in the lead - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  in the lead
      adv 1: leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three
             lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two
             pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way
             out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put
             them out front in sales" [syn: ahead, out front, in  the lead
             ]
      adj 1: having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
             "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant
             race" [syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading]