"surf's up" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-surf's up.ogg
Etymology: Originally used in surfing to say there are good waves for surfing and one should get ready to ride them. This likely resulted in the later idiomatic use: to get ready for something. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=surf's up}} surf's up
  1. A phrase used in surfing when a nearby wave is passing. Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-surf's_up-en-phrase-PcLxUHoW Disambiguation of Surfing: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. (idiomatic) It's time (to do something). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-surf's_up-en-phrase-wgb7Ht9O
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