backing into

A form of back into — To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of back into
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APA

backing into. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backing%20into

MLA

“backing into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backing%20into. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backing into,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backing%20into.

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