five more minutes
Alarm button request
Five more minutes is a request for a short extension of time, typically when someone is being asked to wake up, leave, or stop doing something.
The phrase is so associated with reluctance—especially with sleeping in—that it functions as a minor lie: Just five more minutes, Mom.
The actual time requested is almost never five minutes.
It can also express genuine need: Give me five more minutes and I'll have this finished.
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- snooze buttonAlarm delay mechanism
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- alarm clockTimed sleep-ender
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
hit snooze · sleep in · procrastination · delay · stalling · tired · bed · morning · morning routine · reluctance · pleading · excuse · cozy · warmth · drowsy · negotiation · bargaining · cushion
- patience phraseswait, hold on, one moment, one second, in a moment
- procrastination jokeshomework avoidance, delay tactics
- procrastination humor
five more minutesright now
At the present moment
immediately · this instant · right away · at once · without delay
five more minutesrise and shine
Cheerful wake-up call
wide awake · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed · up and at 'em · alert · morning person
five more minutesI'm ready
Prepared to begin
bring it on · can't wait · eager · enthusiastic · proactive