acabar de

have just

→ acabar

phrase Common #8,527

have just With an infinitive, usually means that something happened very recently. It can also mean “finish doing”; in “no acabar de,” it often means “not quite.”

SP: Acabar de llegar a casa fue un alivio.

EN: Having just gotten home was a relief.

Y yo, nervioso todo el tiempo, deseando acabar de rodar para saber dónde estás.

And me, nervous the whole time, wanting to finish shooting so I could find out where you are.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

¿Qué tan pronto puedes acabar de escribir el informe?

How soon can you finish writing the report?

No salgo porque tengo que acabar de leerme el libro.

I'm not going out because I have to finish reading the book.

Cuando papá me envió con el dinero la última vez, sin acabar de cerrar el trato.

When Dad sent me with the money last time, before the deal had been finalized.

— Gangs of Wasseypur I (2012)

Tengo que acabar de leer mi libro.

I need to finish reading my book.