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stoppage times

stoppage times is the plural of stoppage time.

Meaning of stoppage time

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

Questions about stoppage times

What is stoppage times the plural of?
Stoppage times is the plural of stoppage time.

Words near stoppage times in the dictionary

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

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