# back into

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.
2. To be forced into a situation by circumstances.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, into.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/back-into