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Heads-up

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˈhedz ʌp/nounCore term

In business english, heads-up means: Advance warning or information about something that is going to happen, so the other person can prepare for it.

In Turkish: önceden haber, ön bilgi, uyarı

How it is used

Informal and very common at work. You give someone a heads-up, or write 'Just a heads-up: …' at the start of a message. It sounds friendly and suggests the news may need some preparation.

Example sentences

  1. Just a heads-up: the auditors arrive on Monday morning.

  2. Thanks for the heads-up about the price increase.

  3. Can you give me a heads-up before you send it to the client?

Common collocations

  • give someone a heads-up
  • just a heads-up
  • thanks for the heads-up
  • a quick heads-up
  • FYIShort for for your information: shows that a message is shared so the reader knows something, not because they must act on it.
  • keep me postedA friendly request asking someone to tell you about new developments or changes in a situation as they happen.
  • loop inTo include someone in an email, conversation or project so that they are informed and can follow what is happening.
  • on my radarDescribing something you know about and are paying attention to, even if you are not working on it right now.

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