the act of finishing something or the state of being finished
The new museum is scheduled for completion next spring.
She celebrated the completion of her first marathon with a big smile.
✦ Late Middle English: from Latin completio, completion-.
in American football, a forward pass that is successfully caught by a teammate
The quarterback fired a quick pass for a 12-yard completion.
His record of 30 completions in one game impressed the scouts.
✦ Adapts the general sense of “completion” to sports jargon, first recorded in U.S. football reports in the early 20th century.
