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 pilot program resulted in a 75% reduction in duplicative screening and interview work, completion of the hiring cycle under the 90-day average, 23 hires of student assistants and three full-time hires, per the press release. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Testing remains underway for the train without a clear completion date. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

In addition, performance data was collected throughout the testing campaign and verified after completion. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

Licking died away before the completion of the project, according to Sotheby's. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 14 July 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