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 Demon Deacons went 64 yards on six plays, highlighted by a 49-yard completion from Lopez to Jack Foley down the right sideline. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Later in the third quarter, Isaiah Marshall jump-started a KU drive with a 42-yard completion to Nahzae Cox, only for the possession to stall at the Arizona State 26. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Mensah started the game with 24 consecutive completions, setting an ACC and Miami program record for most consecutive completions in a game. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

During Friday night's game against Wake Forest, Mensah set an ACC record with 24 straight completions and has been hovering above the 90% mark in that category for most of the season. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 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