get behind

Verb

Meaning

to lag or linger behind

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

drop behind drop back second support back help foster protect aid forward maintain establish promote prove defend

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Antonyms

advance abreast overtake catch up outvie keep up

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Hypernyms

dawdle lag fall back fall behind

Examples

But in so many other areas we still are dragging Source: Internet

A few had worried Trump and the Republicans wouldn’t get behind the idea, particularly after having to original plans for paid family and sick leave. Source: Internet

A “huge opportunity” to boost visitor numbers to Ennis with the plans for a Greenway from the county capital to West Clare has been highlighted by local councillors, with calls being made on landowners to get behind the proposal. Source: Internet

Aussie Broadband managing director Phillip Britt is rallying internet providers to get behind NBN Co and its team as they put in “insane hours” and alter work practices “to keep everything running” for internet users. Source: Internet

Also, what I think was especially clutch about this woman in particular is that she was totally casual and non-confrontational about it, which are two emotional states I can totally get behind. Source: Internet

All of that makes up to be a much more subtle PS4 design and it's one we originally couldn't get behind. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

get back to the real world get back together get back together with someone get bent get bent out of shape get better