not finished

Work in progress

Not finished describes something incomplete or still in progress.

Work that's not finished requires more effort before it's done: I can't leave yet—the report's not finished.

Food not finished remains on the plate.

The phrase often implies interruption or abandonment rather than ongoing work: The project was not finished when funding ran out.

Related

needs work · rough · still cooking · undone · ongoing · in progress · under construction · abandoned · left hanging · sketchy · fragment · leftover · remaining · unresolved · open-ended · dangling · loose ends · raw

Opposites
completion status

not finishedfinished

Brought to an end

completed · done · complete · concluded · finalized

quality/refinement

not finishedpolished

Smooth, refined, accomplished

refined · perfected · finished · complete · ready

Family

finish, finished, unfinished, finisher, finishers, finishing, finishes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G