: 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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Borralho followed that stoppage with a decision win over ex-UFC title challenger Jared Cannonier in his first UFC main event outing.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
During second-half stoppage time, which lasted nine minutes, dos Santos dived to his right to catch Son’s 18-yard shot, then Tverskov blocked Son’s 17-yard shot.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
With all the stoppages, the first half lasted a whopping 92 minutes but Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said the breaks in action helped the Valkyries regroup.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Making this matchup particularly exciting was the fact that both goals were scored within minutes of each other, with Zaldivar scoring in the 89th and Garcia two minutes into second-half stoppage time, to secure an important win for Juarez.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
During second-half stoppage time, which lasted nine minutes, dos Santos dived to his right to catch Son’s 18-yard shot, then Tverskov blocked Son’s 17-yard shot.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
With all the stoppages, the first half lasted a whopping 92 minutes but Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said the breaks in action helped the Valkyries regroup.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Making this matchup particularly exciting was the fact that both goals were scored within minutes of each other, with Zaldivar scoring in the 89th and Garcia two minutes into second-half stoppage time, to secure an important win for Juarez.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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