come from behind

English

Verb

come from behind (third-person singular simple present comes from behind, present participle coming from behind, simple past came from behind, past participle come from behind)

1. (sports) To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.
   • 2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Chelsea kept their faint Premier League title hopes alive and damaged Manchester United's own ambitions as they came from behind to beat the leaders at Stamford Bridge.