get behind

phrasal verb

got behind; got behind or gotten behind; getting behind; gets behind

1

: to fail to do something as quickly as required or expected

We've been getting further (and further) behind (schedule).

We got behind with our car payments.

2

: to support (someone or something)

The proposal may succeed if a few more people get behind it.

Examples of get behind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But many Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, declined to get behind his candidacy. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

Trump’s tariffs are unpopular Trump has argued that tariffs will bring manufacturing and jobs back to the United States, but the public hasn’t gotten behind them. —Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025

With solid protection for Allen, tight end Dalton Kincaid had the time to get behind Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill. —Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025

Eight plays later — four of at least 16 yards — Matt Foss got behind a Warrior defender for a 24-yard touchdown reception and a 7-0 lead. —Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for get behind

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined