stoppage

IPA: stˈɑpɪdʒ

A pause or halt of some activity.
Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.

Examples of "stoppage" in Sentences

"A work stoppage is not a positive outcome for anybody for any side," Goodell said.
"The idea that ownership would want a work stoppage is absolutely false," Goodell said.
Another stoppage is planned for Monday with a two-day strike threatened for much of the following weekend.
The stoppage is but the latest frustration for bond investors, who have wrestled for more than three years with a market in disarray.
Only a brilliant reaction save from Forster in stoppage time, after a Jennison Myrie-Williams shot was deflected, halted a stunning comeback.
Down 2-1 in stoppage time, a Columbus corner kick hit a defender and bounced right to Hesmer, who happened to be just seven yards away from the goal.
Mathieu Debuchy's winner in stoppage time gave Lille a 3-2 victory over champion Marseille in the French league on Saturday and improved his team's chances of securing a Champions League spot.
During Friday's state-of-the-league address, Goodell took a more hopeful tone than his union counterpart, insisting a new CBA without a work stoppage is the obligation of an $8-billion-a-year industry.
Hey, Chris, get down from your high horse and instead of chastising us "Soccer Snobs" for using the term stoppage time, why not get your fellow anchors to actually pronounce players names correctly when reading the highlights.