: 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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Francesco Acerbi, the centre-back who moved up front and sent that Champions League semi-final to extra time, once again found himself in the opposition penalty area in stoppage time.
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The Galaxy refused to quit and were rewarded when Reus chipped in a free kick from just outside the box in the 87th minute, giving the Galaxy their first point in a month — a point McCarthy saved with a brilliant goal-line stop of Hollingshead’s back-heel try deep in stoppage time.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
There was a stoppage in action and crews were deployed to make repairs.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
After going up 1-0, the Current had to defend at least five corners and various other set pieces, including three consecutive corner kicks deep into the 12 minutes of second-half stoppage time.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The Galaxy refused to quit and were rewarded when Reus chipped in a free kick from just outside the box in the 87th minute, giving the Galaxy their first point in a month — a point McCarthy saved with a brilliant goal-line stop of Hollingshead’s back-heel try deep in stoppage time.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
There was a stoppage in action and crews were deployed to make repairs.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
After going up 1-0, the Current had to defend at least five corners and various other set pieces, including three consecutive corner kicks deep into the 12 minutes of second-half stoppage time.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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