pre-emptively
Adverb
Meaning
pre-emptively (comparative more pre-emptively, superlative most pre-emptively)
Alternative spelling of preemptively
Synonyms
Examples
I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies.
A "limited nuclear war" could include targeting military facilities—either as an attempt to pre-emptively cripple the enemy's ability to attack as a defensive measure, or as a prelude to an invasion by conventional forces, as an offensive measure.
Candidates claim victory anyway, head to New Hampshire –: “A lack of results in the Iowa caucuses didn’t stop the upper tier of the Democratic presidential candidates from pre-emptively declaring a strong finish and moving on to New Hampshire.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is now demanding a revision of the 2003 Anti-Terrorism Law to give police more power to detain suspects pre-emptively and to prohibit Indonesians from joining overseas militant organizations.
The German leader promised to respond to any British invasion of Norway ( Plan R 4 ), perhaps pre-emptively, with a German counter-invasion, but found Quisling's plans for both a Norwegian coup and an Anglo-German peace unduly optimistic.
Kim's determination to actively and pre-emptively deal with the process of verifying denuclearization," Yoon said.