neck and neck

adjectives

inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
"as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair"
head-to-head, neck and neck, nip and tuck

adverbs

even or close in a race or competition or comparison
"the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
head-to-head, neck and neck, nip and tuck