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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The pair visited Capitol Hill last week to start their sales job for a project that, to be clear, only has teeth if Trump gets behind it.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Many of the artists who took part in sessions during the day got behind the decks later at shows, which ranged from small club sets to much larger multi-day affairs put on by some of the world’s biggest dance event brands.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Start with a bike ride in Newport Beach with equipment from 20th Street Beach and Bikes through Lido Isle and Balboa Peninsula before getting behind the wheel.
—Jessica Ritz, AFAR Media, 10 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: Merritt sees that as a reason for Cook County politicians and residents to get behind this movement.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Many of the artists who took part in sessions during the day got behind the decks later at shows, which ranged from small club sets to much larger multi-day affairs put on by some of the world’s biggest dance event brands.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Start with a bike ride in Newport Beach with equipment from 20th Street Beach and Bikes through Lido Isle and Balboa Peninsula before getting behind the wheel.
—Jessica Ritz, AFAR Media, 10 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: Merritt sees that as a reason for Cook County politicians and residents to get behind this movement.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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