proactivityn.
/ˌprəʊakˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /ˌproʊˌækˈtɪvᵻdi/ Proactive behaviour or practice.
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the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > condition of being active > proactivity
proaction1953
proactivity1965
the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation
preventing1530
preoccupation1552
anticipation1553
antedate1573
prolepsis1578
forestalment1611
forestalling1641
precourse1678
pre-echo1781
pre-empting1857
previousness1881
proaction1953
proactivity1965
1965 R. C. Hodgson et al. Executive Role Constellation v. xvii. 477 Consistent with our observation of proactivity in interpersonal situations, personality forces were seen as exerting a crucial influence upon role performance.
1978 J. Alderson Communal Policing p. i The education of a community and a police force in joint pro-activity was seen as the only way to reduce morbidity of crime levels.
1985 R. C. A. White Admin. of Justice iv. xiv. 256 A distinction which separates the practice of law in law centres from that in private practice is that between reactivity and proactivity.
1999 Building Design 13 Aug. 19/3 The projects display a sense of enthusiasm, pro-activity and rigour.
2004 Computer Weekly 30 Mar. 28/2 Where are the things we expected, such as innovation, skills leverage and proactivity?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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