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.
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Facing four Bruins defenders at the top of the Boston zone, Caufield slipped through the fence to get behind without the puck after defenseman Mike Matheson gained the blue line.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
For many Democrats, including DeLauro herself, that ultimately wasn't enough to get behind it.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Travel writer Bailey Berg gets behind the wheel.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Leonard had to yell at Ivica Zubac after Marcus Smart got behind both of them for an early basket.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
For many Democrats, including DeLauro herself, that ultimately wasn't enough to get behind it.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Travel writer Bailey Berg gets behind the wheel.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Leonard had to yell at Ivica Zubac after Marcus Smart got behind both of them for an early basket.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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