To support someone or something enthusiastically, or to fall behind schedule.
To give your full support to something, or to be late with your work or payments.
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
To fully support a person, idea, or cause.
"The whole town got behind the local team during the championship."
I hope you'll all get behind this plan.
— Common phrase used in political rallies; widely attributed to various U.S. presidential campaign speeches
To fall late with work, payments, or a schedule.
"If you miss too many classes, you'll get behind and find it hard to catch up."
To physically move to a position behind something — the 'support' sense evokes pushing something forward from behind.
To give your full support to something, or to be late with your work or payments.
The 'support' sense ('get behind a candidate') is common in American English, especially in political contexts. The 'fall behind' sense is universal.
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