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

Beck completed 22 of 24 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to CJ Daniels in the first half, including a UM record 15 consecutive completions to begin the game. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025

Jackson completed 3 of 3 passes for 70 yards on the drive, including a 41-yard completion to the tight end Jones. —Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025

Harrell started the game completing two of his first five passes before reeling off 12 consecutive completions and keeping the 49ers’ offense afloat. —Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025

Each sunrise marks not only the start of a new day, but the completion of another journey. —John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025

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