proactively

American  

[proh-ak-tiv-lee] / proʊˈæk tɪv li /

adverb

1. in advance and in order to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence, especially a negative or challenging one.

   I’m glad to be working with an IT company that's proactively strategizing for the future instead of reacting to yesterday's issues.

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Etymology

Origin of proactively

proactive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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proactively

In one notable instance, when two federal student loan servicers exited the industry in 2021, the bureau’s supervision division chose to proactively monitor the transition of more than 9 million borrowers’ accounts to new servicers.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

“This property should have been proactively secured and abated long before a fire made the danger impossible to ignore.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Airports and airlines have been pressing the EC to allow states to proactively suspend the process ahead of particularly busy times.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

"We believe public health is a shared responsibility among restaurants, their suppliers, and authorities, and we are proud to have consistently acted quickly and proactively to protect our guests."

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

One can cautiously make the case that the major political documents of the past were conceived in reaction to an intolerable state of affairs and events, not proactively, in anticipation of new situations and expectations.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin