in the lead
idiom
1
: in a position that is ahead of others
They walked single file, with the oldest boy in the lead.
2
: winning in a race or competition
Our team was in the lead.
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In the end, it's all guess work as to who's in the lead during a conclave.
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter reported last month that Universal landed a pitch for the sci-fi feature The Natural Order that has Barry Jenkins in talks to direct Powell in the lead.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The Velma to Graham’s Roxie, Welsh actor Sophie Carmen-Jones, advised Graham not to go to loud bars in the lead up.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Because firearms suddenly increase in availability and access in the lead up to hunting season, a similar opportunity occurs to study what happens with firearm incidents—both hunting and non-hunting related.
—Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter reported last month that Universal landed a pitch for the sci-fi feature The Natural Order that has Barry Jenkins in talks to direct Powell in the lead.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The Velma to Graham’s Roxie, Welsh actor Sophie Carmen-Jones, advised Graham not to go to loud bars in the lead up.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Because firearms suddenly increase in availability and access in the lead up to hunting season, a similar opportunity occurs to study what happens with firearm incidents—both hunting and non-hunting related.
—Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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“In the lead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20lead. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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