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 year, a 46% tariff imposed by the US on goods from Vietnam—where Picea builds most Roombas—cost iRobot $23 million and complicated its future-planning, according to court filings. —Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025

After years of strategic planning, the NBA developed an in-season tournament to drum up excitement among fans ahead of the marquee Christmas fixtures and make the entirety of the marathon 82-game season more relevant to viewers. —Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025

Baker said the team was aware of the publicity but said the planning for the arrest of Flores-Ruiz was similar to the other arrests. —John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025

As socialist central planning failed to produce sustained growth, the ruling Cuban Communist Party has, reluctantly, allowed citizens to open small-scale private businesses. —Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 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