: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt, obstruction
a stoppage in play
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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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Union members have received $250 per week from a strike fund, beginning in the third week of the work stoppage.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Referee John Brooks then awarded Liverpool a second penalty in first-half stoppage time after Jones was brought down by Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez, but overturned the decision after a VAR review showed the Spaniard got a touch on the ball.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
At the time of the stoppage, the scorecards were wholly split, with one judge scoring it for Whittaker, another for Cameron, and the third had it even.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Due to the labor stoppage, a wide variety of products - including bananas, electronics, auto parts, pharmaceuticals and alcohol - may be impacted either by a lack of availability or a price boost.
—Rachel Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Referee John Brooks then awarded Liverpool a second penalty in first-half stoppage time after Jones was brought down by Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez, but overturned the decision after a VAR review showed the Spaniard got a touch on the ball.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
At the time of the stoppage, the scorecards were wholly split, with one judge scoring it for Whittaker, another for Cameron, and the third had it even.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Due to the labor stoppage, a wide variety of products - including bananas, electronics, auto parts, pharmaceuticals and alcohol - may be impacted either by a lack of availability or a price boost.
—Rachel Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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stoppage
noun
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ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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