heads-up

/hˈɛdzˈʌp/

/ˈhɛdˌzəp/

heads-up

fully alert and watchful

synonyms : wide-awake

Heads-up

a warning or notification provided in advance to inform someone about a situation, often to prepare them for what is coming

Examples

1. A Heads-up play from Jeter, and a heads-down play from Giambi may have just given this game to the Yankees.

2. There was no HEADS-UP here.

3. Any of the lawsuits like did you have a HEADS-UP?

4. Did the PRESIDENT gets a heads-up on this statement?