: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt, obstruction
a stoppage in play
Examples of stoppage in a Sentence
The penalty caused a stoppage in play.
There have been more than 10 minutes in stoppages.
10 minutes of stoppage time
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The 24-year-old’s drive-and-dish in stoppage time should’ve resulted in the Sounders’ first home loss since June.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The 20-year-old capped the scoring in the first minute of second-half stoppage time.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Kansas City doubled its lead in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time.
—Daily News, 14 May 2026
Riley McGree put the visitors ahead on the night with an early goal before Ross Stewart equalised in first-half stoppage time.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The 20-year-old capped the scoring in the first minute of second-half stoppage time.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Kansas City doubled its lead in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time.
—Daily News, 14 May 2026
Riley McGree put the visitors ahead on the night with an early goal before Ross Stewart equalised in first-half stoppage time.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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