complete it on vs complete it by

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Complete it on' is used when referring to a specific date or day when something will be finished, while 'complete it by' is used to indicate a deadline or the latest time by which something should be finished.

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complete it on

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific date or day when something will be finished.

This phrase is used to specify the date or day when a task or activity will be finished. For example, 'I will complete the report on Friday.'

Examples:

Please complete the project on Monday.
Let's complete the assignment on time.
She needs to complete the task on the due date.

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A temporary committee of inquiry shall complete its work on the submission of a report within a maximum period of twelve months.
I would be grateful if Parliament were able to complete its deliberations on the outstanding Commission proposals within this parliamentary term.
However, there is still some time before the Commission completes its work on this Green Paper.
Next month the UN General Assembly will complete its discussions on protecting the sea-bed, threatened by destructive fishing techniques such as bottom-trawling.
A committee of inquiry shall complete its work on the submission of a report within a maximum period of twelve months.
- Rapidly complete its work on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on untying.
Would the Commission consider substantially accelerating the time frame within which it plans to launch and complete its review on the current MCA directive or to find new legislative tools to stop these fraudulent practices?
Some further work is required, and the Convention has expressed a wish to complete its work on parts 3 and 4 of the Constitutional Treaty in the first two weeks of July.
Some further work was required, and the Convention expressed a wish to complete its work on Parts 3 and 4 of the Constitutional Treaty in the first two weeks in July.
If all had gone according to plan, this ought to have led to the development of an EN 1021-3 standard, but the CEN did not successfully complete its work on the project.
Can the Commission kindly complete its response on Written Question E-1906/06, from which the following parts were not answered.
The Commission, as I have promised, will complete its proposals on the IGC opinion about the legal system and the Court of Justice within the next few weeks.
It may request additional information from competent authorities in order to complete its assessment, on a proportional basis in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010.
The Convention will have to complete its work and decide on many aspects which have not yet been decided.
As regards nonylphenol ethoxylate, again we have made substantial progress - progress that I regret cannot result in an immediate implementation of complete controls on it.
Whereas Council resolution of 7 May 1990 on waste policy (4) invited the Commission to complete its proposals on incinerators for industrial waste, as a matter of urgency;
This is largely attributable to the constant reduction in funding earmarked for it on the one hand and the fact that it is required to complete its activities by 2015 on the other.
No matter how simple the device, once the system's complete, it'll function on its own, and become permanent
I say this because it was only at the beginning of 2000 that the Court was able to complete and approve its report on Community aid granted between 1996 and 1998, in other words, between four and two years previously.
J. whereas, consequently, the Commission will submit a complete report on its activities in the year 2000 only in mid-2002,

Alternatives:

finish it on
accomplish it on
wrap it up on

complete it by

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a deadline or the latest time by which something should be finished.

This phrase is used to specify the deadline or latest time by which a task or activity should be finished. For example, 'Please complete the report by Friday.'