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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Unlike renewables, nuclear is one low-carbon technology that Wright, himself a former nuclear entrepreneur, can get behind.
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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
That requires the right date and the right year for fans and sponsors to fully get behind our sport.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
MacNeal connected with Jeffrey for two long touchdowns in the first half, one for 51 yards and the other for 46 as the receiver got behind the Titans defense both times.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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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
That requires the right date and the right year for fans and sponsors to fully get behind our sport.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
MacNeal connected with Jeffrey for two long touchdowns in the first half, one for 51 yards and the other for 46 as the receiver got behind the Titans defense both times.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get behind
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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