snoozebutton

noun
UK /ˈsnuːz bʌtən/
US /ˈsnuz bʌtən/

A button you press to make an alarm stop for a little while.

I hit the snooze button and went back to sleep for ten minutes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A way to delay something for a short time.

The team pressed the snooze button on the project deadline.

3. A person or thing that keeps putting off action.

He treats every decision like a snooze button.

4. A short extra rest taken by delaying a wake-up alarm.

She grabbed one more snooze button before getting up.