stoppage

noun

stop·​page ˈstä-pij 

: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt, obstruction

a stoppage in play

Synonyms

• arrest
• arrestment
• cease
• cessation
• check
• close
• closedown
• closure
• conclusion
• cutoff
• discontinuance
• discontinuation
• end
• ending
• expiration
• finish
• halt
• lapse
• offset
• shutdown
• shutoff
• stay
• stop
• surcease
• termination

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of the workers involved in the work stoppage are drivers, who Amazon has argued are not its employees but rather work for a third-party business. —Eric Lagatta, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024

The stoppage caused a major delay systemwide in all directions, BART said. —NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024

Rodrigo Dourado scored the only goal of the match in stoppage time. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024

Three minutes later, Tillman tied the game with a brilliant strike from 25 yards, before international teammate Ricardo Pepi snatched the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time, turning in from close range after Ryan Flamingo’s shot was blocked. —Jamie Barton, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing stoppage

• work stoppage

Kids Definition

stoppage

noun

stop·​page ˈstäp-ij 

: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped