get behind

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

Tour Ohio Stadium and get behind-the-scenes access to one of college football’s most iconic venues. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

That nothing is the kind of something the Florida Legislature could really get behind. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Looking on the bright side, at least the teens didn’t get behind the wheel while under the influence. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026

Penelope got behind the wheel of a golf cart and seemed to take her mom for a spin while wearing matching blue bucket hats. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for get behind

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