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 Rhodes' wetland restoration is scheduled for completion in spring 2026. —Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025

Daniels also had a 37-yard completion to Lane before throwing a third touchdown to his go-to red-zone target, tight end Zach Ertz. —Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Flacco's superior performance featured 342 yards and three touchdowns on 31-of-47 completions. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

Following the completion of all members’ mandatory military service in South Korea, BTS announced during a Weverse Live broadcast in July that the band would resume full-group activities in the first half of 2026. —Billboard Korea, Billboard, 16 Oct. 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