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

One month before opening day, work is nearing completion at the new location of Hollywood Casino Aurora. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026

An unexpected encounter with ancient spirits leaves the young son to navigate the project’s completion, and help reunite his family. —Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 24 May 2026

Shenzhou 21 is the 10th astronaut flight to Tiangong and the seventh since the completion of the three-module orbital outpost in late 2022. —Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026

Of course, there is a lot of baseball left to play, and Cole understands the completion of his rehab is merely the beginning of his comeback. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 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