Definitions
When you do something proactively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.
Word origin
From proactive + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“[D]uring each lecture, an observation journal was kept to record what happened in the classroom, focusing on whether and when students enjoyed or proactively participated in classroom activities.”
“The best way to mitigate slopsquatting is for developers to proactively monitor every dependency and use tools to vet dependencies before adding them to projects, the vendor concluded.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ahead of need”11 letters
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