: 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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The stoppages affected more than 3,000 workers and comprised more than 50,000 strike days.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Meantime, in the same time frame — the wild-card era that began after MLB’s labor stoppage canceled the 1994 World Series — baseball’s little guys have lagged their NFL counterparts by miles.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Los Blancos led 2-0 until the 83rd minute in the last 16 tie, which is when Jonathan Bamba pulled one back ahead of Marcos Alonso cooly converting a penalty in stoppage time to force an additional 30 minutes of play.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
If a violation is found, players and teams have the chance during the next possession change or another appropriate stoppage to fix it, according to the uniform inspector rules.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Meantime, in the same time frame — the wild-card era that began after MLB’s labor stoppage canceled the 1994 World Series — baseball’s little guys have lagged their NFL counterparts by miles.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Los Blancos led 2-0 until the 83rd minute in the last 16 tie, which is when Jonathan Bamba pulled one back ahead of Marcos Alonso cooly converting a penalty in stoppage time to force an additional 30 minutes of play.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
If a violation is found, players and teams have the chance during the next possession change or another appropriate stoppage to fix it, according to the uniform inspector rules.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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