taking a lot of time to do or complete:
Stoppage time
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Stoppage time in Soccer. Time added to the end of each half by the referee to take account of stoppages for injuries, substitutions or time-wasting.
Stoppage time meaning & definition 1 of Stoppage time.
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Additional time added to the end of a soccer (football) game. Since soccer has a constantly running clock that stops for nothing, alot of playing time is [wasted away] for any these reasons: injuries, a goal scored and the celebration that follows, arguing with officials, substitutuons, red and yellow cards, and taking forever on throw-ins, free kicks, corner kicks and goal kicks. (as well as a few other posibilities)
This added time ia supposed to make up for some of that [wasted time].
[Stoppage time] can be anywhere from 1 minute to 5 minutes long, but is not exact. It always just seems like the referee can stop the game randomy, and know one but him knows when the game will be final.Stoppage time meaning & definition 2 of Stoppage time.
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The extension of a lecture/[rehearsal], due to the fact that the teacher/coach feels that he/she has lost his/her time to his/her [students]/[players] excess noise/constant insults.
Stoppage time meaning & definition 3 of Stoppage time.
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→ injury time UK
Stoppage time meaning & definition 4 of Stoppage time.