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.

The only question is whether we will manage it proactively or reactively.

Raising wages proactively was clearly a way to buy some short-term labor peace.

There are things that can be done legislatively and also proactively by the gun industry.

You have a fear of failure and work proactively to get your taxes done.

Sony proactively reached out to several smaller brands to see if they wanted to create EPL-inspired products.

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