snooze button

ˈsnuz ˌbʌtn̩

Definition

Definition of snooze button - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

alarmbutton on alarm clock to delay alarm

I hit the snooze button to sleep for 10 more minutes.

metaphoricalmechanism delaying an event or decision

He pressed the snooze button on the project deadline.

technology

Rare

feature on devices to delay notifications

Rare

Use the snooze button to pause email alerts for an hour.

alarm

alert

reminder

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feature on devices to delay notifications

Expressions with snooze

if you snooze, you lose

exp.

miss a chance by not acting quickly

If you snooze, you lose, so grab the last ticket now!

snooze off

fall asleep lightly or for a short time

He tends to snooze off during long meetings.

you snooze you lose

exp.

act quickly to avoid losing opportunity

You should buy the tickets now, you snooze you lose.

have a snooze

take a short light sleep during the day

I like to have a snooze after lunch.

Expressions with button

button up

fasten with a button or buttons

She buttoned up her coat before going outside.

panic button

button pressed in emergency to summon help

She hit the panic button when she noticed the smoke.

red button

button that triggers emergency action

Press the red button to stop the machine.

button it

stop talking or making noise

When the teacher entered, he whispered to his friend to button it.

big red button

button that triggers an important action

He pressed the big red button to start the machine.

at the touch of a button

adv.

easily done by pressing a button

You can start the machine at the touch of a button.

bright as a button

adj.

very cheerful or lively

The children were bright as a button during the party.

on the button

adv.

exactly at the precise time

He arrived on the button, not a minute late.

press the panic button

act quickly because of sudden fear or emergency

Don't press the panic button just because you lost your keys.

adorable as a button

adj.

extremely cute or charming

The puppy is adorable as a button with its big eyes.

Examples of snooze button in a sentence

The snooze button on his alarm clock was worn from frequent use.
She hit the snooze button on her career change.
The committee used the snooze button on the policy update.
I hit the snooze button on my alarm clock.
The snooze button can delay reminders by 10 minutes.

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French:bouton de répétition, bouton pause, ...
German:Schlummertaste, Schlummerknopf, ...
Italian:pulsante di ripetizione, pulsante snooze, ...
Spanish:botón de posponer, ...
Portuguese:botão de soneca, botão de adiamento, ...
Chinese:贪睡按钮, 暂停按钮, ...
Japanese:スヌーズボタン, 延期ボタン, ...
Arabic:زِرّ الغَفْوَة, زر التأجيل, ...
Hebrew:כַּפְתּוֹר נוּדְנִיק, כַּפְתּוֹר נוֹדְנִיק, ...
Russian:кнопка повтора, кнопка паузы, ...
Ukrainian:кнопка відкладення, кнопка паузи, ...
Hindi:स्नूज़ बटन, विलंब बटन, ...
Bengali:স্নুজ বোতাম, বিলম্বিত করার প্রক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:botó de repetició, botó d'ajornament, ...
Czech:tlačítko odložení, odklad, ...
Danish:slumreknap, pauseknap, ...
Dutch:snooze-knop, snooze-knop voor meldingen, ...
Greek:κουμπί αναβολής, κουμπί καθυστέρησης, ...
Hungarian:szundi gomb, halasztó mechanizmus, ...
Khmer:ប៊ូតុងពន្យារសំឡេងរោទិ៍, យន្តការពន្យារពេលព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ ឬការសម្រេចចិត្ត, ...
Korean:스누즈 버튼, 지연 버튼, ...
Persian:دکمه تعویق, دکمه چرت, ...
Polish:przycisk drzemki, przycisk odroczenia powiadomień, ...
Portuguese (BR):botão de soneca, botão de adiamento, ...
Romanian:buton de amânare, buton de amânare a notificărilor, ...
Swedish:snoozeknapp, pausknapp, ...
Thai:ปุ่มเลื่อนปลุก, ปุ่มเลื่อนเวลา, ...
Turkish:erteleme düğmesi, bildirim erteleme düğmesi, ...
Vietnamese:nút hoãn báo thức, nút hoãn, ...

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