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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Astronomers have now spotted one not only waking up but appearing to hit the celestial equivalent of a snooze button every few days.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Also, avoiding the snooze button, which harms your sleep.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Using it as a snooze button to avoid the student loan restart could be a costly error.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The snooze button gives an extra eight minutes of sleep.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Also, avoiding the snooze button, which harms your sleep.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Using it as a snooze button to avoid the student loan restart could be a costly error.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The snooze button gives an extra eight minutes of sleep.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Snooze button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooze%20button. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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