1. in the lead - Adverb
2. in the lead - Phrase
3. in the lead - Adjective Satellite
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
leading or ahead in a competition
Source: WordNetThe music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have. Ben Harper
Walter, who had been in the lead all day, was the first to scramble up; a native Alaskan, he is the first human being to set foot upon the top of Alaska's great mountain, and he had well earned the lifelong distinction. Hudson Stuck
Obviously the first sentiment is disappointment that we didn't get the car home and more disappointment that at the time that it stopped the car was in the lead. John Surtees
There's only one racing strategy that matters. It's the one I run by: Get in the lead and don't let anyone pass you. Megan McCafferty
"It's gonna be just like war!" an editor exults. "That's it! War! You put that in the lead. Ben Hecht
I think Michael Crawford realised, I think we all realised, once we'd gone the route of casting a very young girl, you can't really cast a 65 year old man opposite. Slightly different resonance I think. No, we weren't going to go there. We'd have Jack Nicholson in the lead. Andrew Lloyd Webber