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

On Wednesday, teachers were busy helping students with artwork in various stages of completion, including a painting of Boyle with a halo. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

But Alabama responded again with Brown's 7-yard scoring run, capping an 88-yard drive highlighted by Russell's third-down completions of 50 yards to Lotzeir Brooks and 22 yards to Coleman-Williams. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons was masterful, hitting numerous targets for completions in his best game yet for the Tigers. — Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Shortly after, in his final snaps under center as a Bronco, Zabransky made two completions and then perfectly executed the Statue of Liberty handoff to cement his place in Boise State’s history. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 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