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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Wallace also got behind the turntable at weddings, corporate events, and private engagements, Power 92 said.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
In the House, Democrats are looking to their leaders for a greenlight to get behind a bipartisan effort to extend the subsidies.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Trump got behind the idea ahead of the vote.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025
Design and engineering consistency is one way, but there are few better ways to test how a vehicle fares in real-world scenarios than getting behind the wheel and pitting it against horrible conditions.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
In the House, Democrats are looking to their leaders for a greenlight to get behind a bipartisan effort to extend the subsidies.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Trump got behind the idea ahead of the vote.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025
Design and engineering consistency is one way, but there are few better ways to test how a vehicle fares in real-world scenarios than getting behind the wheel and pitting it against horrible conditions.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get behind
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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