: 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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After an early own goal gave Miami the lead, a second‑half assist from Lionel Messi set up Rodrigo De Paul for the go‑ahead goal in the 71st minute, and a late strike by Tadeo Allende sealed the win in stoppage time.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
However, the stoppage stemmed from something else.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
Green came up limping, and went straight to the locker room after the next stoppage.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
For years, according to Jeff Edwards, founder and CEO of Energy Control Systems, operational teams across manufacturing, packaging, and processing environments have viewed stoppages as an unavoidable cost of doing business.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
However, the stoppage stemmed from something else.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
Green came up limping, and went straight to the locker room after the next stoppage.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
For years, according to Jeff Edwards, founder and CEO of Energy Control Systems, operational teams across manufacturing, packaging, and processing environments have viewed stoppages as an unavoidable cost of doing business.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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 15 Dec. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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