: 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 initial agreement offered a 25% raise, but the machinists almost unanimously voted that proposal down, kicking off the work stoppage on Sept. 13.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Ending the stoppage, which has also halted production of Boeing's 767 and 777 widebody planes, would also benefit aerospace suppliers that have been furloughing workers, as well as airlines facing aircraft delivery delays.
—Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Holloway’s stoppage literally came in the last second of the fifth round.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The work stoppage that began Sept. 13 stretches along the West Coast and has forced Boeing to shut down assembly lines for its cash-cow 737 Max, 767 and 777 aircraft.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Ending the stoppage, which has also halted production of Boeing's 767 and 777 widebody planes, would also benefit aerospace suppliers that have been furloughing workers, as well as airlines facing aircraft delivery delays.
—Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Holloway’s stoppage literally came in the last second of the fifth round.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The work stoppage that began Sept. 13 stretches along the West Coast and has forced Boeing to shut down assembly lines for its cash-cow 737 Max, 767 and 777 aircraft.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoppage. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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stoppage
noun
stop·page
ˈstäp-ij 
: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped
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