What Is Meant by Preemptively?

adjective. of or relating to preemption. taken as a measure against something possible, anticipated, or feared; preventive; deterrent: a preemptive tactic against a ruthless business rival. preempting or possessing the power to preempt; appropriative; privileged: a commander's preemptive authority.

What preempt means?

transitive verb. 1 : to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption. 2 : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself the movement was then preempted by a lunatic fringe.

How do you use preemptively?

Realizing that war was imminent, Prussia preemptively struck Saxony and quickly overran it. Lawrence even went to the extent of preemptively arranging for a banquet to be held for his victorious crew. Pretensioners preemptively tighten the belt to prevent the occupant from jerking forward in a crash.