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 county district attorney’s office will dismiss the charges upon completion of the program, the Los Angeles Times reported. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025

Both completions were to Akeed Ali, who briefly moved into the quarterback role late in the game, as did Logan Tretter. —Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025

Getting a big pass completion to Andy Broadwater that went 47 yards, Birdville completed the drive with Wells finding Triston Spain for a 13-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 10 points again, 31-21. —Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025

After completion of an autopsy on July 31, the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office declared his death a homicide. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 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