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 chapel is set for completion in 2026 and is named after the philanthropists who gifted FIU $14 million to support the construction of the building. — Florida International University, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

One day soon, will smart tech be able to model a brisket stall and calibrate one of these smart smokers to push it through to completion at the press of a button? — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

After its completion in 2017, the markedly modern structure helped hoist McLaren Vale upon the international map as a tourist destination. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

After reinforcement learning was applied across multiple layers of the system, completion rates increased to 90 percent. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 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