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stoppage

[stop-ij] / ˈstɒp ɪdʒ /
NOUN
halt, curtailment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blockage closure cutoff interruption layoff lockout shutdown walkout
STRONG
abeyance arrest check close deduction discontinuance down downtime hindrance obstruction occlusion sit-down standstill stopping
Antonyms
STRONG
advance aid assistance continuation encouragement help promotion
WEAK
beginning go start

Example Sentences

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Luis Diaz struck in the 89th minute to make it 5-4 to Bayern on aggregate, before Michael Olise put the icing on the cake in stoppage time.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The union has mounted multiple one-day or multi-day strikes in recent years but has not held an open-ended work stoppage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The cabin crew stoppage will affect "all Lufthansa group departures from Frankfurt and Munich airports" for the whole of Wednesday and Thursday, according to the UFO union.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

"I think Chisora will win by late stoppage."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler