proactively

adverb

pro·​ac·​tive·​ly (ˌ)prō-ˈak-tiv-lē 

: in a proactive manner : in a way that anticipates future problems, needs, or changes

Leaders … can predict potential team challenges and address them proactively.

—Jimi Gibson

… a system that allows us to alert customers if there's an issue with travel, whether their flight is delayed or proactively letting them know there is a transit strike in New York, or whatever.

—Steven Barnhart

By working proactively with charter organizations and other outside groups, district leaders could take a role in shaping the array of new alternative schools so that it benefits students most …

—Los Angeles Times

Examples of proactively in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company will monitor employee health, safety, and environmental indicators and proactively submit the results to regulators. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Similarly, behavioral assessments also shed light on potential weaknesses, such as poor communication skills or a tendency to avoid conflict, which can be addressed proactively. — Karla Vallecillo, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Despite the immense stakes of that reality, few executive teams have evolved their organizations to defend or proactively protect it. — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Invite to Apply enables job posters to reduce time-to-hire by proactively contacting qualified candidates. — Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proactively

• attractively
• actively
• interactively
• retroactively
• radioactively