in the lead

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}]