I think "short" press, "long" press (>1 second), and "longer" press (>2 seconds) might work better since you can act on the "release" switch state. I would also use a piezo speaker or something similar for audible feedback. Generate a single short beep on the "new press" state, a double beep at the one second timeout, and a triple beep at the 2 second timeout.

Cheerful regards, Mike