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alarm clock snooze button

noun·Everyday

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UK/əˈlɑːm klɒk ˈsnuːz ˌbʌtn/
US/əˈlɑːrm klɑːk ˈsnuːz ˌbʌtn/

Meaning

  1. nouncountable

    The button on an alarm clock that stops the sound for a few minutes so you can sleep a little longer.

    Grammar: Countable: press the snooze button, or press a snooze button on a clock.

    Patterns

    • press the snooze button
    • hit the snooze button
    • the snooze button on something

    I pressed the snooze button three times before I finally got up.

    Don't hit the snooze button; you'll be late for work.

    The snooze button on my phone alarm is too easy to find.

Word forms

pluralalarm clock snooze buttons

Common combinations

press the snooze button
She pressed the snooze button and rolled over.
hit the snooze button
He hit the snooze button without opening his eyes.
the snooze button on your phone
You can change the snooze button on your phone alarm.
a ten-minute snooze button
My clock has a ten-minute snooze button.

Synonyms and how they differ

snooze
As a noun, 'snooze' is the short extra sleep itself, not the button; as a verb it means to sleep briefly.
pause button
A pause button stops something temporarily, but it is not specific to alarms or waking up.

Word family

snooze verb
to sleep lightly for a short time, especially in the morning
snooze noun
a short, light sleep

Commonly confused: alarm clock snooze button or alarm?

alarm clock snooze button vs alarm

An alarm is the whole device or the sound; the snooze button is only the part you press to delay it.

Practice

I was so tired that I ______ the snooze button five times.

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