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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
Examples
When a team member got behind on tasks, the rest of the group had to help catch up.
Due to the unexpected obstacles, the project began to get behind.
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.
He asked his friends to get behind his new business venture by investing in it.
