Daily life

hit snooze

delay an alarm

To press the snooze button so that an alarm rings again later.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did you wake up late?

I hit snooze and fell straight back asleep.

Play the conversation

I was so tired that I hit snooze twice and nearly missed my train.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I hit snooze the alarm.

Say: I hit snooze.

The phrase is "hit snooze"; do not put the alarm directly after "snooze."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

hit snooze; hit the snooze button

Your turn: say it out loud

I was so tired that I hit snooze twice and nearly missed my train.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

hit snooze

delay an alarm

“I was so tired that I hit snooze twice and nearly missed my train.”

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