1. in a way that anticipates or assumes something before it happens or is proven
Usage: formal; rhetoric
2. in a way that treats a future event as if it has already occurred
Usage: grammar; literary

Examples

• The author proleptically addressed potential criticisms in her introduction.
• He spoke proleptically about the project’s success before any work had begun.
• The treaty proleptically established rules for territories not yet acquired.
• She proleptically thanked the audience for their attention at the start of her speech.
• The contract proleptically covered scenarios that might arise years later.
• The historian proleptically referred to events using terms that came later.