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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Aside from Brandon Gardner hitting the crossbar on a long free kick in the 64th minute, the Hornets had their best scoring chance come less than five minutes into the second half when Mario Harrison got behind OA’s defense.
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The latter riffs mythopoetically on the region’s aerospace industry, and the former features an anthropology of our freeways any native Angeleno could get behind.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Independent Jim Walden, who initially called for the candidates to get behind whichever appears to be strongest against Mamdani, dropped out of the race this week to avoid adding to a potential split vote.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Jim Walden, independent candidate for New York City mayor, on Tuesday dropped out of the race while calling on other hopefuls to get behind the second-most popular choice in an effort to defeat New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The latter riffs mythopoetically on the region’s aerospace industry, and the former features an anthropology of our freeways any native Angeleno could get behind.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Independent Jim Walden, who initially called for the candidates to get behind whichever appears to be strongest against Mamdani, dropped out of the race this week to avoid adding to a potential split vote.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Jim Walden, independent candidate for New York City mayor, on Tuesday dropped out of the race while calling on other hopefuls to get behind the second-most popular choice in an effort to defeat New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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