: 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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Real Madrid forward Linda Caicedo rounded off a lovely move in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to pull one back for Colombia, but Japan restored its two-goal advantage in the 57th minute through half-time substitute Maika Hamano.
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
With three minutes left before stoppage time in the second half, sophomore Kaya Schaefer blasted a shot from the edge of the box that nearly missed the goal, ricocheting off the crossbar and down.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The stoppage didn’t matter — the Broncos went on an 18-2 run, with Carmichael scoring 12 of those points.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, a federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that shut down U.S. aid and development work worldwide, citing the stoppage’s sweeping damage.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
With three minutes left before stoppage time in the second half, sophomore Kaya Schaefer blasted a shot from the edge of the box that nearly missed the goal, ricocheting off the crossbar and down.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The stoppage didn’t matter — the Broncos went on an 18-2 run, with Carmichael scoring 12 of those points.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, a federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that shut down U.S. aid and development work worldwide, citing the stoppage’s sweeping damage.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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