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
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Now, that is something that a Southern woman can get behind, especially when no amount of styling or products can win against the heat and humidity that reigns supreme here for most of the year.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Once the automotive press got behind the wheel of the G70, everyone knew that Genesis was serious.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s the kind of gummy anyone can get behind.
Bonus: nama Sleep Gummies
Having experienced many long restless nights from a high stress career, nama's founder set out to craft the perfect vegan sleep gummy.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
To fix this, leaders must create, present and support a compelling vision that everyone understands and can get behind.
—Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But even before the fall of Kabul, most Afghan women rarely got behind the wheel.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Leticia Ashley, 38, a member of the Navajo Nation, is accused of drinking a half-pint of Fireball liquor in July 2022 before getting behind the wheel with her four children inside, according to a March 6 news release by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
Prince William got behind the bar, doing a toast and taking a shot a whiskey with McElhenney and the Turf's owner, Wayne Jones.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Alarcon and Acevedo then got behind Cárdenas’ first Assembly campaign — the one Padilla was managing.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Once the automotive press got behind the wheel of the G70, everyone knew that Genesis was serious.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s the kind of gummy anyone can get behind.
Bonus: nama Sleep Gummies
Having experienced many long restless nights from a high stress career, nama's founder set out to craft the perfect vegan sleep gummy.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
To fix this, leaders must create, present and support a compelling vision that everyone understands and can get behind.
—Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But even before the fall of Kabul, most Afghan women rarely got behind the wheel.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Leticia Ashley, 38, a member of the Navajo Nation, is accused of drinking a half-pint of Fireball liquor in July 2022 before getting behind the wheel with her four children inside, according to a March 6 news release by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
Prince William got behind the bar, doing a toast and taking a shot a whiskey with McElhenney and the Turf's owner, Wayne Jones.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Alarcon and Acevedo then got behind Cárdenas’ first Assembly campaign — the one Padilla was managing.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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