Result of sleeping in, say

LATESTART

Think of what you might call the beginning of your day when the alarm was ignored and the clock shows you’ve missed your usual routine.

"Sleeping in" means waking up later than planned, which often leads to starting your day behind schedule. The clue hints at this outcome by using "say" to suggest a casual example—here, the result is a "late start," written as one word. The answer combines "LATE" (delayed) and "START" (beginning) to form a straightforward compound word. It’s a literal play on the phrase rather than a tricky pun.