work completed vs work finished

Both "work completed" and "work finished" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They can be used interchangeably to indicate that a task or job has been done. There is no significant difference in meaning between the two phrases.

Last updated: March 30, 2024

work completed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a task or job has been finished.

This phrase is used to convey that a specific piece of work has been done or accomplished.

Examples:

The project was finally completed after months of hard work.
The report is almost completed and will be ready for review soon.

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I don't want the work completed.
This is why I have ventured to voice some criticism here today, Mr President. I am, however, full of admiration for the work completed.
So it is now up to each Member State to have this serious work completed by the end of April.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to OLAF and its staff for the important work completed.
I cannot believe that the European Parliament is unable to find broad agreement on the basis of the work completed by the rapporteurs.
They were due to be repaid 60 % of this for work completed by the deadline of 31 December 2008.
The work completed by Commissioner Papoutsis and DG XXIII a few weeks ago is very important: the new multiannual programme 1997-2000 which, compared with earlier programmes, I believe introduces two major innovations which make it different and more important.
Despite the fact that the funds for the renovation of the former school building in Mazzocchio were disbursed and the work completed in April 2008, the home has not yet been opened.
It is important that work completed during this period, which at the end of the year gained additional acceleration, is continued, especially as the political dialogue has been rekindled, and as concrete results have been achieved in the sphere of reforms.
'A few days later, with our work completed, 'I was the first to arrive.'
support for the EU Health Technology Assessment Network by way of work completed through existing project activities [17] and links with the work of the Pharmaceutical Forum.
On the basis of the work completed pursuant to paragraph 1, decisions regarding the application of the results of such work within the Community and the deadline for their implementation shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Under this method, contract revenue is matched with the contract costs incurred in reaching the stage of completion, resulting in the reporting of revenue, expenses and profit which can be attributed to the proportion of work completed.
On the basis of the work completed pursuant to paragraph 2, the Commission shall decide whether the results of the work carried out pursuant to the mandates shall apply in the Community and on the deadline for their implementation by the Member States.
Work completed under the IDABC programme is likely to form the basis for further work.
Work completed under the IDABC programme is likely to form the basis for further work after the programme's expiry.
Is the work completed?
There must be a clear distinction between the volume of work completed by OLAF and the volume of work which is carried out by external agents or partners.
Mr Duff said that, given the work completed at the Convention and the Intergovernmental Conference, quarrels over institutional wrangling should have been settled "for a substantial amount of time".
One of only three works completed.

Alternatives:

task finished
job completed
work done
project finished
assignment completed

work finished

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a task or job has been completed.