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

… 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 point is to look for circumstances where your request might be more positively received and proactively take advantage of timing when asking for a raise. —Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Some aging Democrats are proactively stepping aside. —Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025

Waymo’s system, however, isn’t designed to identify individual people, and the company doesn't proactively share footage with the police. —Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025

Trump said then that Zelenskyy should have proactively kept Putin, who violated a ceasefire agreement with the invasion, from launching a war on Ukraine. —Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proactively

• interactively
• retroactively
• actively
• attractively
• radioactively