The phrase "pre-emptive measure" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to actions taken in advance to prevent a potential negative event from occurring. Example: To avoid a potential cyber attack, the company implemented several pre-emptive measures such as regularly updating their security software and providing employee training on internet safety.
Good for literary morale; a helpful pre-emptive measure against slowly mounting pre-publication anxiety.
"The companies know that, and as a pre-emptive measure, they have to get costs down as fast as possible".
The new French counterterrorism motto, he said, is "Every time we discover a cell, we eliminate it as a pre-emptive measure".
"Cambodia was included as a sort of pre-emptive measure," said Roy Schmadeka, of Impact International Solutions, the communications firm hired to initiate the project.
The statement appeared to be a pre-emptive measure at a time when "The X Factor" is being assailed for misrepresenting the abilities of its contenders.
In Spokane, Wash., the Police Department was so concerned about indiscriminate rants against Muslims on talk radio that, as a pre-emptive measure, it issued a statement denouncing such sentiments as "hateful and potentially injurious to innocent Spokane-area residents".
Are the banks going to take pre-emptive measures to stop #BOE FPC from getting tough?
"While there were very few pre-emptive measures taken, the city was not even equipped for rescue operations," he said.
The document also underscores the need for active defences, including missile defences, and for possible pre-emptive measures.
The U.K. Embassy has recommended dramatic pre-emptive measures, to include drawing down their mission in Tripoli, if either of those possibilities occurs.
(In an e-mail, an I.D.F. spokesman described such night raids as "pre-emptive measures, taken in order to assure the security and stability in the area").
