Finish
Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Taking over is an antonym for finish.
Taking over
Taking over noun - Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
Both terms in one sentence
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Then the heroes kill him, the next step in his Evil Plan that results in him taking over Hell, taking over Heaven, and then coming back to the human world to finish what he started.
Source: God Emperor -
Metroid II: Return of Samus was remade by a single fan, taking over 8 years to finish and released on August 7th, 2016.
Source: Screwed by the Lawyers -
John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest Wimbledon match ever in 2010, taking over 11 hours stretched across three days to finish their first-round match (Isner won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 68-70).
Source: Fire-Forged Friends
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