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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Seattle got a short gain on the next play, then on 3rd and 6 Darnold faced pressure and heaved the ball to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who got behind the defense and was wide open for a potential walk-in touchdown.
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February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
But Azor encouraged her to get behind the mic.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Baker said the eligibility issue is one that is easy for lawmakers to get behind.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But Minnesota answered on the game’s first power play, when Eriksson Ek got behind the Oilers defense.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
But Azor encouraged her to get behind the mic.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Baker said the eligibility issue is one that is easy for lawmakers to get behind.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But Minnesota answered on the game’s first power play, when Eriksson Ek got behind the Oilers defense.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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