it is complete vs it was complete

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It is complete' is used to describe something that is currently finished or whole, while 'it was complete' is used to describe something that was finished or whole in the past.

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it is complete

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe something that is currently finished or whole.

Use 'it is complete' when you want to express that something is finished or whole at the present moment.

Examples:

The puzzle is complete now.
The project is complete and ready for submission.

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Visual inspection of the exhaust system in order to check that it is complete and in a satisfactory condition and that there are no leaks.
Visual inspection of any emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer in order to check that it is complete and in a satisfactory condition and that there are no leaks.
The report speaks for itself: it is complete and exhaustive and also has the merit of setting mountain farming in a wider and more general context of mountain problems.
A final invoice must be checkable to determine whether it is complete, has been properly drawn up and is final in order to trigger a requirement to pay.
You will not have a brain when it is complete.
And on the subject of ornamental plants, it is complete blockage.
But if you go after them again, you'll destroy our plan before it is complete.
I'm here live on Park Avenue and 56th Street where it is complete chaos.
But if you are going to quote, make sure it is complete.
That is exactly why we must capture it before it is complete.
The application shall be accepted by the competent authorities only if it is complete.
Parliament will be informed of this consolidation as soon as it is complete.
It may take years to build it, but when it is complete we shall leave this dying planet and we shall make the stars our destination!
Doing well, I told you it is complete
Why does the EU not insist on a value-for-money analysis of public money spent on each project after it is complete?
If it is complete and includes appropriate information, it may permit effective sample design with, for example, stratification by size, type of activity and location.
For those active substances for which a rapporteur Member State considers that no full data package is available to be submitted, the rapporteur Member State shall request the notifier to submit without delay a full data package and check whether it is complete.
The pre-notification phase offers the possibility to discuss and provide guidance to the EFTA State concerned about the scope of the information to be submitted in the notification form to ensure it is complete as from the date of notification.
Completeness checks: assess the Resource Use and Emissions Profile data to ensure that it is complete relative to the defined goals, scope, system boundaries and quality criteria.
the data shall be received and held in escrow, undergoing no procedure other than verification that it is complete, consistent, and in proper format, until it is released to the Commission;

Alternatives:

it is finished
it is whole
it is done
it is finalized
it is intact

it was complete

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe something that was finished or whole in the past.

Use 'it was complete' when you want to indicate that something was finished or whole at a specific point in the past.