you snooze you lose
If one is not alert and attentive, one will not be successful.
snooze
/snuːz/
noun 3verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
easy, pressed, short, sunny
VERB + SNOOZE
didn't, enjoys, having, hit, hitting, lecture, love, takes
SNOOZE + NOUN
button, lunch, ones, reminder
PREP.
after, on, with
Definitions
verb
1
To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.
2
To pause; to postpone for a short while.
It enables you to dismiss the reminder, dismiss all reminders, open the highlighted item in the Reminder dialog, and snooze the reminder. Snoozing a reminder is similar to hitting the snooze button on an alarm clock[…]
Let's say you want to see all your reminders, but you don't want it to be too easy to snooze the ones for important items.
noun
1
A brief period of sleep; a nap.
The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.
2
The snooze button on an alarm clock.
3
Something boring.
The whole movie was a snooze.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.
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It enables you to dismiss the reminder, dismiss all reminders, open the highlighted item in the Reminder dialog, and snooze the reminder. Snoozing a reminder is similar to hitting the snooze button on
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Let's say you want to see all your reminders, but you don't want it to be too easy to snooze the ones for important items.
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The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.
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The whole movie was a snooze.
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Tom was taking a snooze.
Tatoeba · #1040515Usage Notes
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In some senses, snooze is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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