Johnson ousting can still be preempted.
many are acting preemptively to guard against the legal threats
the medics preempted accusations of sympathy
to preempt: adelantarse, anticiparse || prevenir || comprar algo antes que otros || sustituir, reemplazar. If a broadcast is preempted, se reemplaza por otra
preemptive: preventivo
preemptive strike: ataque preventivo
preemptively: preventivamente