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

Bears receivers were getting behind Cowboys defensive backs, or were completely uncovered. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025

Dewsbury-Hall got behind Conor Bradley in first-half stoppage time and picked out Gueye, who could not quite get hold of his shot. —Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025

Unlike renewables, nuclear is one low-carbon technology that Wright, himself a former nuclear entrepreneur, can get behind. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Journalists got behind the wheel of an XRT Pro at an off-road vehicle park north of Detroit. —Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for get behind

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