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

DraftKings told Pearson that if a customer’s behavior raises too many red flags, the company will proactively close an account. — ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026

Gonzales pointed to the volatile state budget’s dependence on tax revenue from wealthy Californians, some of whom have proactively moved out of the state because of the proposal. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Rather than waiting for property owners to request zoning changes one parcel at a time, Chicago should proactively identify areas where additional density makes sense, such as by CTA stations and existing transit. — Bennett Lawson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The agent proactively completes the work, leveraging any apps the user has granted it access to, and only reaches out to the human when something requires their review or attention. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proactively

• attractively
• actively
• interactively
• retroactively
• radioactively