in the lead

Adjective

• having the leading position or higher score in a contest
  • he is ahead by a pawn
    
  • the leading team in the pennant race
    

Adverb

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ahead(p) , leading , ahead , out front