snooze button

noun

: a button on an alarm clock that stops and resets the alarm for a short time later to allow for more rest

called also snooze alarm

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But this isn't immediately intuitive and is easy to mix up, especially for someone who already instinctively yearns for the snooze button. —

Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2024 And no amount of statistical manipulation can make up for the fact that homeownership affordability has plummeted, causing the Fumo’s along with an entire generation of Americans to hit the snooze button on the dream of homeownership. —

Kevin Roberts and E.j. Antoni/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 31 May 2024 Free Daily and Monthly Horoscopes Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Hitting the snooze button? —

USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024 In similar circumstances the snooze button allows emails to be moved out of your inbox until a later time and date. —

Wired Insider, WIRED, 11 June 2019 See all Example Sentences for snooze button