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snooze

snooze

10 3.4
A short delay that silences an alarm or notification
  • noun
  • /snuːz/
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  • 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.

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Examples

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

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  • Or you would have gotten up with the alarm instead of hitting the snooze button four times.

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  • 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!

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  • One suggestion, though: please make that snooze button a little bigger.

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

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  • When the alarm rings in the morning, my response is now automatic, with no snooze button weakness.

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How Long

delay
434 1.3
snooze
10 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.