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

As the June 2 primary approaches, Pratt is leaning heavily into his image as an Everyman outsider—and online, lots of pro-populist people and groups have eagerly gotten behind him. —Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026

Speaking to the Connecticut Mirror last year, Swanston said that the proposal should be an easy one for the state to get behind. —P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026

Against this backdrop, an outlaw named Clutch has no choice but to get behind the wheel one more time. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026

The result is something that both design-minded, social media-savvy jet setters and even the saltiest locals can get behind. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026

Rhymes for get behind

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