: 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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Jonathan David had a hat trick in this match, scoring in the 29th minute and stoppage time before the first half closed.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
There's just under 10 minutes remaining, plus whatever stoppage time is added.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
It’s also allowed more space for TV commercials to be sold, with broadcasters such as FOX cutting to ads during the short stoppages (fans noted that the American network even missed match action in the Mexico-South Africa tournament opener).
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Barring a red card defender César Montes picked up in stoppage time, Mexico have little to worry about going into their game against South Korea.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 June 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
There's just under 10 minutes remaining, plus whatever stoppage time is added.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
It’s also allowed more space for TV commercials to be sold, with broadcasters such as FOX cutting to ads during the short stoppages (fans noted that the American network even missed match action in the Mexico-South Africa tournament opener).
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Barring a red card defender César Montes picked up in stoppage time, Mexico have little to worry about going into their game against South Korea.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stoppage
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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