-
Trending Now:
More Trending:
- transgender beleaguer scaramouch non sequitur admiral's mast
- ALL
Definition of stoppage
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt, obstruction a stoppage in play
Indulge Your Inner Word Nerd
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
Recent Examples of stoppage from the Web
-
Adi put the ball in the net in stoppage time, but was called for a foul after pushing his defender as the Timbers walked away with just one point at home.
-
Pacquiao almost won with his first stoppage since 2009.
-
Those efforts never fully succeeded, however, and so what was anticipated as a brief work stoppage has turned into a nearly four-year shutdown of portions of the huge laboratory building where the plutonium work is located, known as PF-4.
-
Moreno scored the stoppage-time equalizer in Mexico's 2-2 opening draw against European champions Portugal.
-
Now with Gordy swinging the bat much, much better, and Esky swinging the bat much, much better, there’s no stoppage of the offensive flow.
-
Take the border crossings: Lorry drivers in India lose 60 percent of transit time to road blocks, tolls and other stoppages, which means logistics costs are up to three-times higher than international benchmarks.
-
The stoppage went on for months, causing workers to miss the summer construction season.
-
FC Cincinnati came close via corners and shots over the final roughly 10 minutes and stoppage time, but there wasn't a winner to be found by either side prior to referee Eric Tattersall's final whistle.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stoppage'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of stoppage
15th century
STOPPAGE Defined for English Language Learners
stoppage
playDefinition of stoppage for English Language Learners
-
: the act of stopping something
-
: a situation in which workers stop working for a period of time as a protest
-
sports : an occurrence in which play is stopped during a game
STOPPAGE Defined for Kids
Learn More about stoppage
-
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for stoppage Spanish Central: Translation of stoppage Nglish: Translation of stoppage for Spanish speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up stoppage? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!