The present invention discloses an alarm method and device, and belongs to the electronic product field. The method includes: playing a first-time alarm clock ring when an alarm clock is triggered for a first time; and playing a delay alarm clock ring when the alarm clock is triggered again after a period of delay time. The device includes: a first play module and a second play module. According to the present invention, when the alarm clock rings, even if a user is in a doze state, the user is still able to determine whether the current ring is the first-time ring or the delay ring according to the different rings of the alarm clock, and then knows whether it is time to get up, thereby ensuring that the user is able to get up at the right time, and improving the user experience.