: 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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And with the game in its fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, Acuna picked a fight with Denzel Dumfries, a man far too streetwise to get sucked into such an incredibly pointless altercation.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2025
Messi got a yellow card in stoppage time at the half, and Palmeiras kept him from scoring despite an attempt that went just high of the crossbar.
Palmeiras, which currently sits fourth in its league, had an early opportunity broken up by Inter Miami defender Marcelo Weigandt’s slide tackle.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
River Plate’s Kevin Castano was sent off in second-half stoppage time after receiving his second yellow card and will miss the matchup against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
—Dennis Pope, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
Then on the first touch of stoppage time, Kvaratskhelia sent a free kick just over the crossbar.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2025
Messi got a yellow card in stoppage time at the half, and Palmeiras kept him from scoring despite an attempt that went just high of the crossbar.
Palmeiras, which currently sits fourth in its league, had an early opportunity broken up by Inter Miami defender Marcelo Weigandt’s slide tackle.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
River Plate’s Kevin Castano was sent off in second-half stoppage time after receiving his second yellow card and will miss the matchup against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
—Dennis Pope, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
Then on the first touch of stoppage time, Kvaratskhelia sent a free kick just over the crossbar.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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