The phrase "are trying to finalize" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to complete or conclude a process, decision, or agreement.
Example: "We are trying to finalize the details of the contract before the deadline."
Alternatives: "are working to complete" or "are attempting to conclude".
They said U.S., NATO and Afghan officials are trying to finalize a date for a change-of-command ceremony in Kabul, but they expected Allen to stay in the job several more weeks.
Forrest R. Taylor, chief of staff to Gifford Miller, the Council speaker, said last night, "Some of the issues that have been playing out previously -- recycling, education, those sorts of things -- we are trying to finalize those details on those issues".
With hundreds of issues up for debate and only a few days before talks wrap up, delegates from over 190 countries are trying to finalize a 48-page document that is supposed to become the next legally binding climate agreement.
It was as if he was "trying to finalize things," she said.
Secretary Panetta was forced to react to the photographs while attending a summit in Brussels where the United States and its NATO allies were trying to finalize agreements to wind down the war in Afghanistan.
Even Patrick Dempsey, who plays the McDreamy character in television's "Grey's Anatomy" and who is trying to finalize a purchase of the Seattle coffee chain Tully's, has talked of expanding from one drug to another in a big way.
Chinese University of Hong Kong, which began establishing research institutes with mainland partners in 2006 and opened its own research institute the following year, is trying to finalize its most ambitious project on the mainland to date — the establishment of a Shenzhen campus designed for 11,000 students.
While dealing with the proxy battle with Broadcom, Qualcomm has also been trying to finalize its acquisition of NXP Semiconductors, which has been going on for a year now.
It is trying to finalize a recapitalization and reorganization plan that would involve the sale of assets though with the pressure mounting, the company faces selling those assets at a steep discount.
The other night I was trying to finalize the title of the book I was editing, helping the author choose between three decent options.
