to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

the usual, ordinary

always, invariably, all the time / usually / (with a negative verb) never

to act

action; behavior

to cross, go over / pass time / move house / to exceed, surpass

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 越す (kosu) [ichidan]

through something / 2019, アニメ会社で火事 少なくとも12人死亡 多数連絡取れず 京都, in NHKニュース https://web.archive.org/web/20190718130130/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011996791000.html

It is best to

wake (someone); get (someone) up / raise / cause (something to happen); bring about