planning

noun

plan·​ning ˈpla-niŋ 

: the act or process of making or carrying out plans

specifically : the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit

city planning

business planning

Examples of planning in a Sentence

Careful planning made the party a success.

Recent Examples on the Web

This single activity arguably bundles many of the cognitive skills—filtering, decoding, planning, analysis—required to succeed in virtually any kind of knowledge work. —Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025

Both Clark and the chef have experience working through a large renovation project and planning is underway for how the restaurant will serve members during the construction. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025

The genocidal evil of the Nazis was, and is, often accorded a type of 'genius' - an idea that often persists in public discourse as a way to account for the sheer malice in the planning and execution of the Holocaust as something exceptional. —NPR, 11 Nov. 2025

Instead of taking on the burden yourself, let others share in the planning. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing planning

• city planning
• family planning
• natural family planning

Rhymes for planning

• panning
• planing
• scanning
• spanning
• tanning
• preplanning
• replanning
• scintiscanning