level pegging

noun

1. equality between two contestants

adjective

1. (of two contestants) equal

Example Sentences

The fall to 3.9% in November puts the UK on level pegging with France - but ahead of the EU's average rate of 3.1% and the US's 2.1%.

From BBC

The Postal Affairs Minister, Paul Scully, announced in March that this group would be put on a level pegging to other victims in this scandal, but it has taken months to lay out the process for that to take place, after years of fighting to prove their innocence.

From BBC

This puts the Tories on level pegging with Plaid Cymru, whose poll rating has slipped two percentage points since this time last year.

From BBC

After Ireland’s parliament convened Thursday with no easy route to forming a stable government after an election two weeks ago that left three parties on roughly level pegging, the country’s prime minister has resigned, according to reports.

From Fox News

But by nightfall, with the three of us snoozing in our bunk beds – me in the middle – it felt as if we were suddenly on more of a level pegging.

From The Guardian