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

Janine Maclean, of the Environment Agency, said: "We recognise the company is increasing its monitoring of rising mains, but monitoring is still reliant on failure, and we would like to see the company significantly increase the level of investment it makes to proactively replace rising mains before they fail."

From BBC

The utilities proactively de-energize sections of their networks, a process known as public safety power shutoffs, in areas that officials have determined are at the highest risk for fire starts.

From Los Angeles Times

Though Ellie thought she would meet someone by her late 20s, "despite proactively being on all of the apps, it just didn't happen."

From BBC

In a statement to the Telegraph, which first reported the story, the firm said it "takes safety on our platform seriously and moderates Characters proactively and in response to user reports."

From BBC

On Wednesday, the BBC learned that while Telegram does respond to some takedown requests from police and charities, it is not participating in programmes aimed to proactively prevent the spread of images and videos of child sexual abuse.

From BBC