Collocations for "finishing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "finishing" in context.
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finish
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- finish [your work, my chores, her exam, his homework]
- finish [the job, what you started]
- finish a [race, marathon, obstacle course]
- finish (off) your [drink, meal, dinner]
- finish off [with, by]
- finished with [an explosion, a cliffhanger, applause]
- finish up a [project, paper, book, movie]
- [easy, difficult] to finish
- about to finish
- [give you, no, didn't have] time to finish
- finish on [time, schedule]
- [have, had] only just finished
- just finished (up)
- finished [first, in second place]
- finished [at 1:00, a few minutes ago, an hour ago]
- finished to perfection
- finish and [polish, shine]
- finish a [chair, bannister, table]
- finish off the [enemy, opponent]
- had a [strong, weak] finish
- was a [dramatic, close, tight, nail-biting] finish (to)
- [needed, was] a photo finish
- a finish in the race
- a finish to the [week, day, presentation]
- see it through from start to finish
- led from start to finish
- was [doomed, ill-thought, riveting] from start to finish
- getting [near, close to] the finish
- [200 meters, one lap] from the finish
- a [gloss, matte, smooth] finish
- [an oil, a poly, a paint] finish
- put a (new) finish on the [table, chair, wood, house, siding]
- put a (new) coat of finish on the [table]
- [an extra, a new] coat of finish
- [two] coats of finish
- [reached, crossed] the finish line
'finishing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aim
- bother
- breathe
- certainty
- chance
- clap
- comfort
- commit
- determination
- difficulty
- eternity
- everything
- excuse
- few
- fifty
- first
- focus
- goal
- help
- hope
- impatient
- inch
- intent
- intention
- key
- late
- lousy
- no
- objective
- post
- prayer
- preparation
- present
- pretty
- prior
- pushy
- reason
- rest
- review
- short
- shy
- slack
- slight
- slowly
- stew
- straight
- stretch
- tape
- task
- think