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

Georgia’s Gunner Stockton threw 20-of-26 completions for 156 yards and three touchdowns. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

Personal loss, memories, or maybe the flicker of anticipation that once existed for Elder Scrolls VI’s release, which, according to the latest update, is nowhere near completion. —Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025

The latter finished off a six-play 64-yard drive, highlighted by a 41-yard Beard completion to sophomore Jaytn Briles. —Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025

Tremendous effort goes into keeping an organization on track, leading up to an acquisition and then seeing it through to a smooth and successful completion. —Amit Walia, Fortune, 6 Dec. 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