In the lead
In the lead adverb - Leading or ahead in a competition.
Prior to and in the lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prior to" instead an adverb phrase "In the lead".
Prior to
Prior to preposition - Earlier than.
In the lead and prior to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In the lead" instead an adverb phrase "Prior to".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- forward and in the lead
- forward and prior to
- early and in the lead
- early and prior to
- leading and in the lead
- leading and prior to
- on and in the lead
- on and prior to
- ahead and in the lead
- ahead and prior to
- in anticipation and in the lead
- in anticipation and prior to
- before and in the lead
- before and prior to
Both terms in one sentence
- Vanessa Kraven had never interacted with Jessicka Havok in SHINE prior to show 28 but called her out in the lead up over a year's past encounter in SHIMMER.
Source: Continuity Overlap
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