snooze button
nounDefinition of snooze button
: 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
Examples of snooze button in a Sentence
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Long before most commuters hit the snooze button for the first time Wednesday, a half-dozen early birds stood in the dim morning half-light casting lures into the rising gray water of Bird Creek. — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Early birds get the silvers at this roadside fishery near Anchorage," 16 Aug. 2019 Unsurprisingly, pressing the snooze button multiple times before finally waking also appears to increase the chances of lucid dreaming. — Achilleas Pavlou, Quartz, "A lucid dream researcher’s tips for controlling your dreams," 29 June 2019 The use of snooze buttons often starts during the teenage years, when our circadian rhythms are altered somewhat, causing us to want to stay up later and get up later in the morning. — Steven Bender, Quartz, "Hitting the snooze button is bad for your health," 7 June 2019 Translation: When the alarm sounds Sunday signaling the start of free agency, Spurs fans might as well roll over and hit the snooze button. — Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, "Spurs set for quiet start to free agency," 29 June 2019 The use of snooze buttons often starts during the teenage years, when our circadian rhythms are altered somewhat, causing us to want to stay up later and get up later in the morning. — Steven Bender, Quartz, "Hitting the snooze button is bad for your health," 7 June 2019 The use of snooze buttons often starts during the teenage years, when our circadian rhythms are altered somewhat, causing us to want to stay up later and get up later in the morning. — Steven Bender, Quartz, "Hitting the snooze button is bad for your health," 7 June 2019 The use of snooze buttons often starts during the teenage years, when our circadian rhythms are altered somewhat, causing us to want to stay up later and get up later in the morning. — Steven Bender, Houston Chronicle, "Does hitting the snooze button really help you feel better?," 6 June 2019 At the start of the book, gaming titan Dodge Forthrast is punching the snooze button for nine more minutes of sleep. — Jim Kiest, ExpressNews.com, "12 new books for your summer reading list," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snooze button.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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