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

TerraPower anticipates the completion of the final safety evaluation by December 31, 2025. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025

Jones finished 16-of-29 for 144 yards for Nevada, but had only one completion go more than 15 yards. —Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025

Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. —Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025

The Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is set to be the world's tallest building upon completion. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 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