Get Behind (Verb)
Meaning
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The team was doing great, but their lack of funding started to get behind in the competition.
- In a rapidly changing market, companies can quickly get behind their competitors if they fail to adapt.
- If you don't keep up with the coursework, you will get behind and struggle to pass the class.
- Their inability to innovate caused them to get behind their main rivals in the industry.
- Due to the traffic, we got behind schedule and had to reschedule our meeting for later.