near completion

idiom

: almost finished
The project is near completion.

Examples of near completion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nevertheless, photos from reconnaissance flights showed the missile sites were near completion and U.S. armed forces were placed in DEFCON 2, the brink of war. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024 The Hilltop Crossing project, which has 47 townhomes and single-family homes, is near completion and has 30 units in escrow. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024 The agency is also near completion of a report on Boeing’s safety culture that was launched early last year, an outgrowth of the two deadly crashes that led to a global grounding of the 737 Max in 2019. Ryan Beene, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024 One of the major milestones for the city was the start and near completion of the Roberts Mills and Broad Street rehabilitation project, which has significantly reduced 1/1 (when stormwater and groundwater enter the wastewater system) in our sewer system. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for near completion 

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“Near completion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near%20completion. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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