in-the-lead

  • (s) having the leading position or higher score in a contest
    • he is ahead by a pawn
    • the leading team in the pennant race
    ahead, leading,
  • (r) 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
    out front, ahead,

Synonyms

ahead leading out front

Words of close approximity