: 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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Onana allowed Thiago Almada’s 25th-minute free-kick to go straight in while Rayan Cherki’s equaliser deep into stoppage time at the end of the game came after the goalkeeper palmed Corentin Tolisso’s effort back into his path.
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Josef Martínez, near the penalty spot, calmly waited an three defenders closed in, then tapped a pass to Cristian Espinoza for a first-touch finish that got San Jose (3-4-1) on the board in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
LAFC (4-4-0) had lost back-to-back games and four of its last five.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
One shot, however, did get past Callender in the second minute of first half stoppage time, which led Inter Miami settling for a 1-1 draw with Toronto - a team currently sitting second-to-last in the Eastern Conference.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Only a goal in stoppage time by Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz ruined the shutout for keeper David Raya.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Josef Martínez, near the penalty spot, calmly waited an three defenders closed in, then tapped a pass to Cristian Espinoza for a first-touch finish that got San Jose (3-4-1) on the board in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
LAFC (4-4-0) had lost back-to-back games and four of its last five.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
One shot, however, did get past Callender in the second minute of first half stoppage time, which led Inter Miami settling for a 1-1 draw with Toronto - a team currently sitting second-to-last in the Eastern Conference.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Only a goal in stoppage time by Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz ruined the shutout for keeper David Raya.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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