early-warning
Ahead-of-time notice
Early-warning describes systems designed to detect threats or problems before they arrive or escalate: early-warning radar, early-warning signs of disease.
The term originated with military detection systems—particularly those tracking incoming missiles or aircraft—but now applies to any advance alert mechanism: an early-warning system for tsunamis, The drop in sales was an early-warning signal.
Wailing alert device
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- notificationFormal notice given
advisory · beacon · alert · announcement · emergency broadcast · public address · shelter · tsunami
Radio-wave object detection
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- detectionAct of finding something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
intelligence · reconnaissance · scramble · antiaircraft · sonar · defense · NORAD · satellite
Systematic observation of subjects
- detectionAct of finding something
- sensorInput-detecting device
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- trackingMonitoring location over time
seismograph · buoy · satellite · weather station · smoke detector · carbon monoxide · motion sensor · tremor
State of being prepared
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- planningArranging for future events
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
simulation · rehearsal · protocol · response plan · stockpile · evacuation route · coordination · logistics
Evaluative selection process
- symptomIndicator of disease
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- biomarkerMeasurable biological health signal
- prognosisPredicted disease course
detection · indicator · prodrome · risk factor · genetic testing · mammogram · bloodwork · vital signs
Advance sense of future events
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
suspicion · unease · red flag · omen · portent · foreshadowing · sixth sense · apprehension
siren
Wailing alert device
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
notification · advisory · beacon · alert · announcement · emergency broadcast · public address · shelter · tsunami · tornado
radar
Radio-wave object detection
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- detectionAct of finding something
surveillance · intelligence · reconnaissance · scramble · antiaircraft · sonar · defense · NORAD · satellite · airspace
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- detectionAct of finding something
- sensorInput-detecting device
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
tracking · seismograph · buoy · satellite · weather station · smoke detector · carbon monoxide · motion sensor · tremor · radiation
readiness
State of being prepared
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- planningArranging for future events
- drillsRepetitive training routines
training · simulation · rehearsal · protocol · response plan · stockpile · evacuation route · coordination · logistics · resilience
screening
Evaluative selection process
- symptomIndicator of disease
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- biomarkerMeasurable biological health signal
prognosis · detection · indicator · prodrome · risk factor · genetic testing · mammogram · bloodwork · vital signs · fever
premonition
Advance sense of future events
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- hunchUnproven inner sense
instinct · suspicion · unease · red flag · omen · portent · foreshadowing · sixth sense · apprehension · misgiving
early-warninglate notice
Insufficient advance notification
after-the-fact · hindsight · postmortem · retrospective · reactive
early-warningreactive
Tending to respond
damage control · crisis response · post-mortem · remediation · cleanup
early, earlier, earliest, earliness, warn, warning, warnings, warned, wariness