finish
verb (used with object)
to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete.
will have finished
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future perfectof finish.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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By then, it will have finished paying for its restructuring and the full benefit of its recent cost-cutting will finally show up in the bank account, RBC says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The first meeting of the new Dáil is on 18 December but it is unlikely coalition negotiations will have finished by then.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
He’ll be 39 when the Games start in July and will have finished playing in his 21st season in the NBA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Should Arkansas hold onto second place in the SEC by this time next week, it will have finished runner-up in the league’s final standings for the second consecutive season.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
"They will have finished their work by this evening," I answered.
From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Parker Gillmore
