Alex Morgan

My goal against Italy in the World Cup qualifier was probably my most memorable: we had to go to Italy and had to win, or we wouldn't go to the World Cup, and I scored in stoppage time.

American Athlete

Carl Froch

You don't want to be going into any fight thinking you've got to get a knockout, or force a stoppage, because it takes you out of your gameplan.

English Athlete

Use 'stoppage' to describe machines or systems ceasing to work due to malfunction.

Mechanical Failure

Implies a pause in activity that is expected to be resolved, not permanent.

Temporary Pause

Often used when something is blocked, causing a process to stop.

Obstruction Based

'Stoppage' can indicate a protest by workers, typically known as a strike.

Worker Protest

A stoppage can be used to leverage demands during worker and management disputes.

Negotiation Tool

'Stoppage' in sports context means extra time added to compensate for game delays.

Game Extension

'Stoppage time' is additional game time, different from 'overtime', which is a new play period.

Not Overtime

 designed for increased protection each athlete trains to withstand severe impacts inside this octagonal cage fights normally end in one of three ways referee stoppage submission or knockout