resumption

noun

re·​sump·​tion ri-ˈzəm(p)-shən 

1

: an act or instance of resuming : recommencement

2

: a return to payment in specie

Examples of resumption in a Sentence

The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.

Resumption of peace talks is expected soon.

Recent Examples on the Web

As Payments Resume After the three-year pandemic pause and resumption of federal student loan repayments, delinquency rates have doubled in just a few months, according to Education Department data obtained by The Washington Post. —Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

Increasing the security around the airport is a top pre-requisite for the resumption of international flights. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025

The ministry provided no specific details or timeline regarding the potential resumption of flights. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025

Evidence in the case includes an offer letter from WBTV in 2022 for resumption of the series. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin resumption-, resumptio, from Latin resumere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resumption

• assumption
• consumption
• presumption
• subsumption
• gumption
• sumption

Kids Definition

resumption

noun

re·​sump·​tion ri-ˈzəm(p)-shən 

: the action of resuming