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half-finished

British  

adjective

  1. only partially completed

    a half-finished jigsaw puzzle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And when you try to do all three at once, it’s very easy to lose momentum and end up surrounded by a constellation of half-finished projects.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2026

Cranes hovered above half-finished buildings, near farmland and houses bearing Ohio State flags.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Looking at you, Avengers Campus, a half-finished land with a bombastic orchestral score and familiar, urban design that wouldn’t be out of place in downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

The sun is setting over Ilubirin, a half-finished housing estate being constructed on sand-filled land reclaimed from the swampy Lagos lagoon.

From Barron's Dec. 22, 2025

It was partially open, and the thrum of a half-finished story sent tingles up my spine and down into my fingertips.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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