proactively

[proh-ak-tiv-lee]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of proactively¹

proactive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

He said: "There has been no contingency button ready to go, we're just working with them proactively on trying to fix the gaps."

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"The grounding is effective immediately. We made this decision proactively at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer," the courier added.

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How do we make sure that we are proactively exporting our great American technologies to all these countries that want to use this tech?

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But the world’s most valuable startup now wants companies behind well-known characters to help build Sora 2’s popularity by proactively approving their intellectual property for use on the platform.

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Online platforms would also be required to proactively detect and remove such material or face enforcement action via media regulator Ofcom.

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