pre-emptive action

Frequency: 6.87.2 per million words

an action taken to prevent an undesirable event from happening

pre-emptiveADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

action

Examples (10)

  • The government took pre-emptive action to prevent the spread of the virus.
  • We need to take pre-emptive action against potential cyber threats.
  • They decided on pre-emptive action to stop the market collapse.
  • Prompt pre-emptive action saved the company from bankruptcy.
  • The general argued for pre-emptive action to neutralize the enemy.
  • Without pre-emptive action, the problem will only get worse.
  • The police took pre-emptive action before the riots could start.
  • Taking pre-emptive action is often better than reacting later.
  • The CEO authorized pre-emptive action to secure the supply chain.
  • A pre-emptive action was necessary to avoid a diplomatic crisis.