Skip to main content
snooze

snooze

7 3.4
A short delay that silences an alarm or notification
  • noun
  • /snuːz/
: aplazamiento
  • I always use the snooze button on my alarm to get a few extra minutes of sleep.
  • snooze button
  • hit snooze
  • snooze alarm

Mel Robbins In the scheme of life, hitting the snooze button is not that big of a deal.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • I never hit the snooze button that day, but for whatever reason, I didn't wake up either.

    Blog text (26)
  • Or you would have gotten up with the alarm instead of hitting the snooze button four times.

    Blog text (31)
  • The snooze limit is 10.

  • I need a snooze button.

  • Honey, could you hit the snooze?

  • Never abuse the snooze button!

  • Also, do not hit snooze on your alarm and fall asleep again!

    Blog text (15)
  • One suggestion, though: please make that snooze button a little bigger.

    Blog text (30)
  • I can talk about how my reliance on the snooze button causes me to be late for most things.

    Blog text (1)
  • When the alarm rings in the morning, my response is now automatic, with no snooze button weakness.

    Blog text (3)

How Long

delay
405 1.3
snooze
7 3.4

Surface Forms

snooze singular
snoozes plural

Etymology

Snooze also names the alarm feature or the short 'pause' it gives you, because the button lets you sleep a bit longer before the alarm sounds again.