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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Using it as a snooze button to avoid the student loan restart could be a costly error.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The snooze button gives an extra eight minutes of sleep.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
On Extensions Filing for a Form 4868 extension is like hitting the snooze button on your taxes: incredibly tempting but not without its downsides.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
After hitting the snooze button all throughout a ho-hum preseason, the Galaxy were forced to wake up and face a new day, a new season, reality.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The snooze button gives an extra eight minutes of sleep.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
On Extensions Filing for a Form 4868 extension is like hitting the snooze button on your taxes: incredibly tempting but not without its downsides.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
After hitting the snooze button all throughout a ho-hum preseason, the Galaxy were forced to wake up and face a new day, a new season, reality.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snooze button
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“Snooze button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooze%20button. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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