: 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 stoppage affected flights leaving several major air-route control centers, including Washington Center in Virginia, Houston Center, Jacksonville Center, Miami Center, Memphis Center, and Indianapolis Center.
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Troy Bridges, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
In the final minute of stoppage time, Ronaldo rose up to meet a Nawaf Boushal cross from the right wing with the resulting audacious shot catching Anthony Moris off guard, the Al Khaleej keeper only able to slightly parry the shot into his own net.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
That strike lasted more than three weeks, before the work stoppage was rolled back to the rotating strike.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025
Curacao nearly tumbled to second in the group, but a penalty call in Jamaica’s favor in second-half stoppage time got overturned by video review.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Troy Bridges, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
In the final minute of stoppage time, Ronaldo rose up to meet a Nawaf Boushal cross from the right wing with the resulting audacious shot catching Anthony Moris off guard, the Al Khaleej keeper only able to slightly parry the shot into his own net.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
That strike lasted more than three weeks, before the work stoppage was rolled back to the rotating strike.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025
Curacao nearly tumbled to second in the group, but a penalty call in Jamaica’s favor in second-half stoppage time got overturned by video review.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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