(someone) has almost (done something)

Use this phrase to talk about something that will be finished soon:

They've almost finished that new office building over on Ninth Street.

I had almost tripled the money that I invested, but instead of cashing out, I decided that I would try to invest even more.

You can say that something "is almost ___" or that things "are almost ___":

I'm almost done with my Master's degree.

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