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

The best Fourth of July furniture sales are here ahead of schedule this year, which is the kind of immediate gratification anyone who’s been counting down to the long weekend can get behind. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026

That has led analysts to think Thursday’s hike will be a one and done affair, aimed mainly at signaling to financial markets that the bank is determined not to get behind the curve if inflation spirals higher. —ABC News, 11 June 2026

Angel had a couple really good screens and got behind the defense for layups. —Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Paris Hilton is getting behind college hazing documentary 4000 Days, which launches at Tribeca today. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 June 2026

Rhymes for get behind

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