Email & Comms Jargon · Intern level

"Heads up"

"Heads up" is an informal advance notice, used to flag something important before it becomes a problem or surprise.

Say this instead: FYI

How "Heads up" shows up at work

The office classic that can mean anything from "the printer is jammed" to "legal is about to get involved." Senior people send it to cover their bases; junior people send it hoping it softens bad news.

Buzzword

Heads up, the client moved the deadline to Thursday.

Plain English

FYI, the client moved the deadline to Thursday.

Corporate Rank: Intern · Category: Email & Comms Jargon

Stop sounding like the buzzword.

Buzzkill highlights "Heads up" and 634 other buzzwords in Gmail and LinkedIn, and rewrites them to plain English in one click. Free to try, 100% local.

Add to Chrome, free

More Email & Comms Jargon: Adding for visibility · Adding to the thread · Any update on this · Apologies for the delay · As discussed · As per our conversation

All Email & Comms Jargon · The full library · What's your Corporate Rank?