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Adjective: in the lead
  1. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest
    "he is in the lead by a pawn";
    - ahead, leading
Adverb: in the lead
  1. Leading in a competition
    "our candidate is in the lead in the polls";
    - ahead, out front

See also: up

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in the air
in the altogether
in the bargain
in the beginning
in the black
in the buff
in the dark
in the end
in the first place
in the flesh
in the lead
in the least
in the long run
in the lurch
in the main
in the meantime
in the midst
in the nick of time
in the public eye
in the raw
in the same breath