[syn: ahead, out front, in the lead]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]