stoppagestop‧page /ˈstɒpɪdʒ $ ˈstɑːp-/ noun 
time lost in disputes and stoppages a work stoppage by government employees2[countable, uncountable] especially British English when something stops moving or happening: We had five minutes of stoppage time (=extra time played in a sports match because of pauses) at the end of the first half.3[countable] something that blocks a tube or container: an intestinal stoppage
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a stoppage of welfare payments
- a one-day work stoppage
- Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage.
- Railworkers in central Poland also joined the stoppage, cutting the link with the industrial south-west.
- The plan is likely to be met with work stoppages and other labor disruptions.
- The plumber cleared the stoppage in the building's sewer line.
- At the moment there's too much whistle and so too many stoppages.
- Ferguson raged at the fourth official when he indicated four minutes of stoppage time, insisting that it should have been 14.
- In the aftermath of both these outbursts of militancy stoppages of work declined dramatically.
- It all revolves around who get the put-in to the scrummage following a stoppage at ruck or maul.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accepted a return ball from Dwight Yorke to complete the scoring in stoppage time.
- The stoppage is being organised by factory committees.
- The unions said that they were looking for the second week in January to begin an all-out stoppage.
- Was he attempting to force them to a stoppage in the hopes of taking over their lease?
THESAURUS
[countable] a period of time when a group of workers stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc: · A teachers’ strike has been announced for next week.· The rail strike has resulted in major delays on roads across the country.
[uncountable] British English activities such as strikes, or doing less work than usual, as a way of trying to persuade an employer to improve pay, conditions etc: · Lecturers voted to take industrial action over their workload.· Prison officers have threatened industrial action.
[countable] British English, work stoppage American English a short strike, especially one that lasts for one day: · Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage.
[countable] British English a period of time when a group of workers deliberately work more slowly than usual as a way of protesting about pay, conditions etc: · The hospital go-slow comes into effect tomorrow.· The union carried out strikes and go-slows in support of a wage claim.
Longman Language Activatorwhen workers are on strike · The offices were closed by a strike that lasted two months.miners'/teachers'/railworkers' etc strike · Since the miners' strike, thirty of the mines in the area have been closed.coal/rail/dock etc strike · The roads were a nightmare as commuters were hit by a rail strike.call a strike (=ask workers to strike) · When union bosses called a strike in protest over low pay, the response was overwhelming.call off a strike (=stop striking) · The administration has officially asked transportation workers to call off their strike.general strike (=when most workers in a country strike) · Following a general strike and calls for his resignation, the President was arrested on 26 March.strike action · Shipbuilders and dockers were solidly in favour of strike action in support of their claim.
when a group of workers try to persuade their employer to improve pay or conditions, either by going on strike or by doing less work than they usually do: · Exactly what form the industrial action will take is not yet known.· Most of the workers are against industrial action, but are asking for talks with employers.take industrial action: · A survey of 2,000 federation members had shown that 48% believed police should have the right to take industrial action.
when workers do only the amount of work they legally have to do and no more, as a protests against something: · Because of their work-to-rule, teachers were no longer taking after-school clubs or supervising lunch hours.
British also work stoppage American when a group of workers stop working for a short time until their complaint, protest, or demand is dealt with: · Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage.· Railworkers in central Poland also joined the stoppage, cutting the link with the industrial south-west.· The plan is likely to be met with work stoppages and other labor disruptions.
British when a group of workers deliberately work more slowly than usual as a way of protesting about low wages, bad working conditions etc: · The hospital seemed to be treating as many patients as possible before the go-slow came into effect.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a work stoppage by government employees We had five minutes of stoppage time (=extra time played in a sports match because of pauses) at the end of the first half.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a work stoppage by government employees We had five minutes of stoppage time (=extra time played in a sports match because of pauses) at the end of the first half.· But deep into first-half stoppage time, O'Leary's outstretched leg caught Yorke in full flight.· Ferguson raged at the fourth official when he indicated four minutes of stoppage time, insisting that it should have been 14.· Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accepted a return ball from Dwight Yorke to complete the scoring in stoppage time.· Sylvain Wiltord pilfered a third goal deep into stoppage time after being teed up by Patrick Vieira.
· Why invest allegiance in a sport that in seven months is expected to embark on another work stoppage?· Sometimes the rejection and rebellion was expressed in a major way through strikes, work stoppages, and slowdowns.· Each time the game has endured a work stoppage.
WORD FAMILYnounstopstoppagestopperverbstopstopperadjectivenon-stopadverbnon-stop
1[countable] a situation in which workers stop working for a short time as a protest: time lost in disputes and stoppages a work stoppage by government employees2[countable, uncountable] especially British English when something stops moving or happening: We had five minutes of stoppage time (=extra time played in a sports match because of pauses) at the end of the first half.3[countable] something that blocks a tube or container: an intestinal stoppage