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backing into

backing into is the present participle and gerund of back into.

Meaning of back into

Verb

back into (third-person singular simple present backs into, present participle backing into, simple past and past participle backed into)

  1. (idiomatic) To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.
    • The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals backed into the playoffs.
  2. (idiomatic) To be forced into a situation by circumstances.
    • I didn't have any other options, I was backed into it.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, into.
    • I like to back into parking spots.

Questions about backing into

What is backing into the present participle and gerund of?
Backing into is the present participle and gerund of back into.

Words near backing into in the dictionary

  1. backing bands
  2. backing bean
  3. backing beans
  4. backing down
  5. backing in
  6. backing into
  7. backing off
  8. backing on to
  9. backing one out
  10. backing oneself into a corner
  11. backing onto

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backing into (page history and authors); back into (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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