Collocation
complete a task
Definition
finish a piece of work or an assigned job successfully
'complete a task' is a common English collocation. finish a piece of work or an assigned job successfully
complete + a task
“I need to complete a task before the meeting starts.”
Examples
- I have to _____ a task before lunch.
- She _____ the task in under an hour.
- Please _____ the task and then send me the file.
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- We couldn’t _____ the task on time because the system was down.
- He’s trying to _____ a task that requires careful attention to detail.
- By Friday, the team will have _____ the task and moved on to testing.
- If you don’t _____ the task, the project will be delayed.
- It took three attempts to _____ the task without any errors.
- Once the data arrives, we can quickly _____ the task and close the ticket.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally
- do exercise to do physical activity to improve health or fitness