Do not press the panic button just because the internet is slow.
press the panic button
idiomTo start to panic.
When the stock market dropped slightly, some investors began to press the panic button and sold all their shares.
Although the project faced a minor delay, the manager urged the team to remain calm rather than press the panic button prematurely.
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Benjamin Button
To seemingly age in reverse; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle.
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button nose
A nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.
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button one's lip
To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.
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button pusher
Someone who pushes someone else's buttons: someone who goads, annoys, provokes, etc.
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care a button
To care (at all).
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hold by the button
To detain in conversation to the point of weariness or tedium; to bore while tallking to
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press into service
To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.
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press on
To persist, to continue to advance.