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early warning

British  

noun

  1. advance notice of some impending event or development

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Slipping is an early warning, years before it becomes a problem, while you still have every option to adjust.

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These instruments are designed to detect subtle changes in sea level and provide early warning information during tsunami events.

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He hadn’t registered it, but he had heard it because now it came back to him like an early warning.

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