resumption

noun

re·​sump·​tion ri-ˈzəm(p)-shən 

1

: an act or instance of resuming : recommencement

2

: a return to payment in specie

Examples of resumption in a Sentence

The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.

Resumption of peace talks is expected soon.

Recent Examples on the Web

The agency's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on June 25 that ensuring the resumption of IAEA inspections was his top priority as none had taken place since Israel began bombing on June 13. —Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 28 June 2025

Moscow also supports the resumption of nuclear deal talks between the U.S. and Iran. —Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 June 2025

President Trump has flip flopped again on mass deportation by ordering the resumption of raids targeting work sites in the agriculture and hospitality industries, just days after officials halted them under pressure from big business. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025

Seoul’s resumption last July of a round-the-clock campaign of loudspeaker broadcasts was in response to Pyongyang’s launch of balloons carrying trash over the border, the South’s military said at the time. —Reuters, NBC news, 12 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin resumption-, resumptio, from Latin resumere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resumption

• assumption
• consumption
• presumption
• subsumption
• gumption
• sumption

Kids Definition

resumption

noun

re·​sump·​tion ri-ˈzəm(p)-shən 

: the action of resuming