follow-through

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

follow-through
    n 1: carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I
         appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
    2: the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his
       follow-through was straight down the line toward the target";
       "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-
       through"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

follow-through \follow-through\ n.
   1. Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion;
      as, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise. The
      term usually is used in reference to the period after some
      point in time at which the actor is given freedom to
      pursue the project.
      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

   2. (Golf, Baseball, Tennis) The remainder of a stroke with a
      club, bat, or racket after the ball has been hit.
      [PJC]