be done with

phrase

: to bring to completion : to finish

When will you be done with the project?

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What can be done with all these empty office towers no one seems to want in a post-pandemic world? — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The Fed will be on your side, and we will be done with rate hikes. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Bill Jackson, though, wasn’t ready for Byron to be done with it. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Live Local has had some effect on easing workforce housing, but much needs to be done with additional programs and revision of codes in some locales. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for be done with

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