In The Lead (Adverb)
Meaning
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".
Examples
- Our company's sales have put us in the lead compared to last quarter.
- Going into the final round of golf, John was two strokes in the lead over his nearest rival.
- Our school team's unique strategies put us in the lead from the beginning of the debate tournament.
- This well-executed plan allowed us to remain in the lead all the way until project completion.
- During election night the reports suggested their opponent had inched into the lead at about midnight.