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

Then, two snaps later, Mayfield connected on a 45-yard touchdown pass to Tez Johnson, who raced past Renardo Green and got behind rookie safety Marques Sigle for a 27-19 lead. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025

The Voice Of Hind Rajab isn’t a starry project, but Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuaron and Jonathan Glazer are among heavyweights to get behind the feature as executive producers. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025

Alexis Lafrenière got behind Bryson to get position in front of the net and won the battle for the loose puck. —Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

Its main purpose is to act as a sealant to keep water from getting behind the tiles to cause mold or mildew to develop in the wall. —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for get behind

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