completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən 

1

: the act or process of completing

his completion of graduate school

2

: the quality or state of being complete

Her second novel is near completion.

3

: a completed forward pass in football

Examples of completion in a Sentence

He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies.

The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.

Recent Examples on the Web

The airport expanded its runway and is nearing completion of a terminal expansion. —Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 3 May 2026

The stars are the 2,841st and 2,842nd since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars. —City News Service, Daily News, 2 May 2026

International astronauts Since its completion in 2022, the Tiangong space station — roughly the size of a three-bedroom apartment — has hosted over two dozen astronauts and supported more than 260 experiments. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026

According to the school’s website, the building is on track for a fall 2027 completion date. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin complētiōn-, complētiō, from Latin complēre "to fill, make up, carry to completion" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at complete entry 1

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing completion

• near completion

Rhymes for completion

• accretion
• concretion
• deletion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion

Kids Definition

completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən 

: the act or process of completing : the state of being complete

a job near completion