- [uncountable] the act or process of finishing something; the state of being finished and complete
- the completion of the new hospital building
- Satisfactory completion of the course does not ensure you a job.
- The project is due for completion in the spring.
- The road is nearing completion (= it is nearly finished).
- the date of completion/the completion date
Extra Examples- Development of the site has been delayed pending completion of the sewerage scheme.
- Payment will be made following successful completion of the job.
- The book is near completion.
- The bridge is due for completion in May.
- The committee will report back to us on completion of the study.
- The renovation of the museum is now nearing completion.
- There was a party to celebrate the completion of the project.
- to bring the project to completion
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- speedy
- early
- …
- near
- reach
- bring something to
- …
- date
- time
- rate
- …
- after completion
- following completion
- before completion
- …
- the date of completion
- [uncountable, countable] (British English) the formal act of completing the sale of property, for example the sale of a house
- The keys will be handed over on completion.
- The floorboards were replaced prior to completion of the sale.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin completio(n-), from complere ‘fill up’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + plere ‘fill’.
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