resumption

noun

re·​sump·​tion ri-ˈzəm(p)-shən 

1

: an act or instance of resuming : recommencement

Resumption of the game is expected soon.

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

His comments come as energy market participants closely monitor a resumption in Middle East hostilities and a steep fall in traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. — Sean Conlon,chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan,yun Li, CNBC, 21 July 2026

While both gas and oil prices are not yet close to the peaks seen in May, the resumption of fighting has reversed a price slide triggered by the interim peace deal between the two countries. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

That’s after pragmatists inside Iran privately admitted that the initial naval blockade had crushed the economy, with the blockade’s resumption reportedly deepening a rift between pragmatists and hard-liners who want to fight more aggressively. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Normalizing violence should, in itself, be a red line, and its resumption or threat not reduced to a throwaway remark. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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