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

To build trust and integrate with international markets, Central Asian governments and banks are proactively enhancing compliance standards, often exceeding local regulations, to ensure transparent and secure financial transactions. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Music playback should start faster, and Apple will proactively disable unused features to extend battery life. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Scans are designed to proactively screen customers for conditions including skin cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 15 July 2026

Authorities proactively evacuated 1,448 people from some 11 areas. — Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proactively

• attractively
• actively
• interactively
• retroactively
• radioactively