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

Deere’s ability to proactively manage inventory, improve dealer networks and advance precision technologies like See & Spray shows how even in a tougher environment the company remains well positioned. —John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Essentially, the Pixel proactively displays information depending on your activity. —PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

The firm has broad experience litigating claims in the private and public sectors and works proactively with clients on a defense plan based on their needs. —Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025

By 2022, 98% this type of content was proactively removed before it was reported, according to Meta. —Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proactively

• interactively
• retroactively
• actively
• attractively
• radioactively