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stoppage time

stoppage time noun: additional time added to the end of a match, or period of a match, in order to compensate for time lost due to any stoppages of play.

Noun

stoppage time (usually uncountable, plural stoppage times)

  1. (usually) Additional time added to the end of a match, or period of a match, in order to compensate for time lost due to any stoppages of play.
    • But Sunderland fans fearing the worst finally had something to cheer when in the fourth of five minutes of stoppage time Gyan stood at the right place at the right time.2011 January 16, Saj Chowdhury, “Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC
    • Brazilian substitute Andressa Alves had equalised in stoppage time to force the shootout after Ella Toone had given England a first-half lead.2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “Women's Finalissima:England beat Brazil in dramatic shhotout”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms of stoppage time

Forms of stoppage time

pluralstoppage times

Questions about stoppage time

What does stoppage time mean?
Stoppage time means additional time added to the end of a match, or period of a match, in order to compensate for time lost due to any stoppages of play.
What part of speech is stoppage time?
Stoppage time is a noun.
What is the plural of stoppage time?
The plural of stoppage time is stoppage times.

Words near stoppage time in the dictionary

  1. Stopp
  2. stopp'd
  3. stoppability
  4. stoppable
  5. stoppage
  6. stoppage time
  7. stoppage times
  8. stoppages
  9. stoppaniite
  10. Stoppard
  11. Stoppardesque

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