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to get behind
[phrase form: get]
01
to not succeed in doing something within the expected or required time limit
Intransitive: to get behind | to get behind on a task
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
state verb
regular
inseparable
particle
behind
base verb
get
present tense
get behind
3rd person singular
gets behind
present participle
getting behind
past simple
got behind
past participle
gotten behind
Examples
When a team member got behind on tasks, the rest of the group had to help catch up.
02
to support or endorse a person, cause, or idea
Transitive: to get behind sb/sth
Examples
The community decided to get behind the local charity's fundraising campaign.
