in Führung liegen

to be in the lead

Türkçe: önde olmak

Noun

Führung f.

Verb

liegen

Topic

Arbeit und Beruf

In a sentence

Der Marathonläufer liegt seit Kilometer dreißig in Führung.

How it is used

Means 'to be in the lead' – currently holding the top position. Neutral register. Use during a race or election to describe the current state. Contrasts with 'in Führung gehen' (action of taking the lead).

Other verbs that go with Führung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Führung gehento take the lead

All collocations with Führung

Other collocations built on liegen

• im Bett liegento be lying in bed
• auf Eis liegena project or plan is temporarily paused
• in der Familie liegenit runs in the family
• sich in den Haaren liegento be constantly at odds
• auf der Hand liegento be obvious
• zu Grunde liegento underlie / be the basis of
• am Herzen liegento be close to one's heart
• in jds. Interesse liegenbeneficial or advantageous for someone