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

Solutions, allowing 11 completions on 28 targets for 341 yards and three touchdowns. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026

All of this means fewer issues during the building process to slow down completion, Peinemann said. —Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026

Tabletop completion rates and phishing click metrics dominate resilience reporting, creating a false sense of security. —James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

The facility is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027 and aims to provide the testing environment necessary to advance fusion energy toward commercial application. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 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