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

The varied benefits of a fart walk This is one social media trend physicians can get behind. —Perri Ormont Blumberg, Time, 2 July 2025

However, every state but one requires drivers to get a minimum amount of liability coverage to legally get behind the wheel. —Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 June 2025

Collectors wishing to make a more theatrical entrance will put on their best Stetson and get behind the wheel of a 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Y82 Special Edition. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 June 2025

Tadeo Allende got the ball from Suarez and got behind the Palmeiras defense, breaking for a goal and beating opposing goalkeeper Weverton one-on-one. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025

Rhymes for get behind

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