in the lead

Ahead of other competitors or entities (often in a race or game). If we can get in the lead early, I think we'll have a good shot at winning this relay. According to the polls, we're still in in the lead by a large margin.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raeburn	RAY-bərn	English (Rare)
Marlen (2)	-	German
AnŽE	-	Slovene
Claudette	[klɔ:'det]
Catriona	ka-TREE-na, ka-TREE-o-na	Irish, Scottish
Shyam	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali