wake-up alarm

Scheduled arousal device

A wake-up alarm is a signal—typically a sound—set to rouse someone from sleep at a designated time.

Most commonly this is a feature on clocks, phones, or other devices: I set my wake-up alarm for six.

Hotels offer wake-up alarm services, usually a phone call to the room at a requested hour.

Related

hit snooze · beeping · ringing · sunrise · early bird · rise and shine · groggy · jarring · bleary · pillow · bedside · digital · chime · rooster · drowsy · light sleeper · caffeine · stretch

Categories
Opposites
alertness transition

wake-up alarmlullaby

Soothing song for babies

sleep aid · sleep timer · white noise machine · sedative · sleeping pill

stimulus intensity

wake-up alarmgentle nudge

whisper · silent alarm · soft music · silence · soothing sounds

Family

wake, woke, waking, wakes, wakeful, wakefulness, awake, awaken, awakening

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G