heads-up
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- noun
- /ˈhɛdzˌʌp/
- Informal
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aviso
- Make sure to give me a heads-up before the meeting begins.
- give a heads-up
- get a heads-up
- Thanks for the heads-up
As long as you give me a heads up, we're good.
- As long as you give me a heads up, we're good.
- I'm like, hey, heads up, we just hired Ray.
- Could you please train pilots to just give us a heads up because, you know, this is coming.
- So he just reported like I had no heads up.
- And then giving them the heads up that you want the conversation.
- No heads up, no warning, no nothing.
- It smells very perfumey, just a heads up.
- But I'll tell you what, this is a little heads up.
- Yeah, maybe if he gave us a heads up, I would owe him a heads up.
Examples
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Thanks for the heads-up, Brandon!
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As long as you give me a heads up, we're good.
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So this is like a heads up for next week.
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No heads up, no warning, no nothing.
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Did you get a heads up that the Queen was there?
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Well, thanks for the heads up.
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Just give people a heads up before you drop by.
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We got a ten minute heads-up from our lawyers that the decision was coming down.
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And I just wanted to give you a heads up, so you're not caught with your pants down.
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Some carriers do give you a heads up when you're reaching limits.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A statement or sign that tells people about danger before it happens
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2.8
A warning that something dangerous or important may happen
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1.0
A written message giving information to people
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4.3
An official warning that tells the public about possible danger or bad weather
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3.3
A message that tells you about something, often sent by email or an app
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1.6
Something that shows there may be danger or a problem
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2.8
A short helpful suggestion that warns about a possible problem
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5.6
A sign or notice that something bad will happen
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6.6
A secret message that warns people about planned illegal activity
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3.5
A sign that tells people about a possible problem
An advance notice that tells people about a possible danger
A notice given before an event or change
An official short notice that tells people about news coming soon
A sign that something important will happen soon
Antonyms
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heads-up comes from the quick call 'heads up' used to warn people to lift their head and look up, so a 'heads-up' is an advance warning you get before something happens.