diff --git a/_examples/cancel/main.go b/_examples/cancel/main.go
index 1528ffd..b53085a 100644
--- a/_examples/cancel/main.go
+++ b/_examples/cancel/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 			defer wg.Done()
 			rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
 			max := 100 * time.Millisecond
-			for !bar.Completed() {
+			for bar.IsRunning() {
 				// start variable is solely for EWMA calculation
 				// EWMA's unit of measure is an iteration's duration
 				start := time.Now()
diff --git a/_examples/remove/main.go b/_examples/remove/main.go
index 416df82..96d306c 100644
--- a/_examples/remove/main.go
+++ b/_examples/remove/main.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			defer wg.Done()
 			rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
 			max := 100 * time.Millisecond
-			for i := 0; !bar.Completed(); i++ {
+			for i := 0; bar.IsRunning(); i++ {
 				if bar.ID() == 2 && i >= 42 {
 					bar.Abort(false)
 				}
diff --git a/bar.go b/bar.go
index 0c95b2c..2f5ba9a 100644
--- a/bar.go
+++ b/bar.go
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 func (b *Bar) forceRefresh() {
 	var anyOtherRunning bool
 	b.container.traverseBars(func(bar *Bar) bool {
-		anyOtherRunning = b != bar && bar.isRunning()
+		anyOtherRunning = b != bar && bar.IsRunning()
 		return !anyOtherRunning
 	})
 	if !anyOtherRunning {
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *Bar) isRunning() bool {
+// IsRunning reports whether the bar is running, i.e. not yet completed
+// and not yet aborted.
+func (b *Bar) IsRunning() bool {
 	result := make(chan bool)
 	select {
 	case b.operateState <- func(s *bState) {