But finally, after a few years of hammering and riveting, the structure was essentially finished.
The segment of the 14-foot-diameter water tunnel that is now going into service was essentially finished in 1993.
The title was described as "essentially finished" by January 2008, and went through extensive beta testing.
By 1982, the band was essentially finished, though sporadic reunion shows were undertaken later in the decade.
The makeover was essentially finished, with about half of the 25-man roster being replaced.
He said the inspector general "was essentially finished with the investigation."
An eleventh Colossus was essentially finished at the end of the war.
Construction is essentially finished six months before the Games; this has never happened before.
Not far enough along for a proper housewarming, but the will be essentially finished by then.
Station works were reported essentially finished by October 2011, and the line opened on 15 April 2012.