snooze alarm

Morning delay button

A snooze alarm is a feature on alarm clocks that temporarily silences the alarm and resets it to sound again after a short interval, typically nine minutes.

Hitting snooze buys a few more minutes of sleep—or restless half-sleep: I hit the snooze alarm three times before finally getting up.

The button itself is also called the snooze alarm or snooze button.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G