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: 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
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
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of stoppage was
in the 15th century
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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