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heads up
1interjection
- (used to call attention to an impending danger or the need for immediate alertness.)
heads-up
2[ hedz-uhp ]
adjective
- quick to grasp a situation and take advantage of opportunities; alert; resourceful.
noun
- a warning in advance:
sending a heads-up to the Pentagon about possible attacks.
heads up
noun
- a tip-off or small amount of information given in advance
Word History and Origins
Origin of heads up1
Origin of heads up2
Idioms and Phrases
A warning to watch out for potential danger, as in Heads up, that tree is coming down now! The expression is generally in the form of an interjection. [c. 1940]Example Sentences
Our group heads up to a balcony overlooking the hall.
“Putting a child in prison is not the answer,” says Detective Chief Inspector Larisa Hunt, who heads up Avon and Somerset Police’s early intervention team.
Councillor Val Walker heads up the culture and community committee, which will have to take the decision.
But a heads up: booking last minute means things will be pricy.
Note: Just a heads up that the recipe ingredients are listed in grams!
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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