: 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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Notts County were the visitors, and Wrexham led 3-2 six minutes into stoppage time of an epic clash.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
And the longer the work stoppage goes on, the more union leadership risks the appearance of preaching one thing and doing another.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
The Commerce Department estimated the work stoppage shaved off around 1 percentage point from economic growth.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
What followed was a chaotic finish that included a winning penalty from Erling Haaland in stoppage time.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
And the longer the work stoppage goes on, the more union leadership risks the appearance of preaching one thing and doing another.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
The Commerce Department estimated the work stoppage shaved off around 1 percentage point from economic growth.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
What followed was a chaotic finish that included a winning penalty from Erling Haaland in stoppage time.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stoppage
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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