proactively

[proh-ak-tiv-lee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of proactively¹

proactive ( def. ) + -ly

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So Murderbot, instead of proactively going out on these adventures, is procrastinating.

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The Biden administration in 2021 hailed the expansion of BRIC’s funding as a way for states and other local governments “to proactively reduce their vulnerability to natural hazard events before they occur.”

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Cheshire Police also proactively looked into Burrows' time with the Scouts, and found victims in the West Midlands.

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A TikTok spokesperson said: "We do not allow harmful AI-generated content on our platform and we proactively find 96% of content that breaks these rules before it is reported to us."

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Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump added he would like Powell to more proactively cut interest rates.

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