planning

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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

planning

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present participle of plan entry 2

Examples of planning in a Sentence

Noun

Careful planning made the party a success.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Then there’s her urban planning education and her work as one of the co-founders of the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

But for those interested in serving a pre-cooked or special turkey this holiday season, the time to start planning is now. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The model generated driving trajectories with competitive benchmark performance, while reinforcement learning further improved its planning results. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Chutkan's ruling came less than two hours after a federal planning commission packed with presidential allies granted final approval to the arch in an 8-4 vote. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1730, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing planning

• city planning
• event planning
• family planning
• natural family planning

Rhymes for planning

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