: 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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The length of a government closure matters as a longer-than-normal stoppage could weigh on an already fragile economy and put pressure on a stock market near record highs.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The river is the first to remind us that stoppage is a fallacy, hubris.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Eddie Nketiah’s stoppage-time winner last weekend balanced the scales of the past seven Premier League encounters between the sides — two victories each, plus three draws.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Mickey’s neck bent backward while making a tackle in the second half, resulting in a lengthy stoppage that ended in Mickey being carted off the field on a stretcher while wearing a neck board.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The river is the first to remind us that stoppage is a fallacy, hubris.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Eddie Nketiah’s stoppage-time winner last weekend balanced the scales of the past seven Premier League encounters between the sides — two victories each, plus three draws.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Mickey’s neck bent backward while making a tackle in the second half, resulting in a lengthy stoppage that ended in Mickey being carted off the field on a stretcher while wearing a neck board.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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