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

But the major goal of the flight, along with putting the Orion through its paces, is to test the planning, procedures and flight control protocols for managing upcoming moon landing missions after a half-century gap between the Artemis and Apollo programs. —William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

Even attorneys who specialize in wills, trusts, estate planning and probate may have no experience dealing with Chapter 415 of the Florida Statutes. —Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

Still, the vote brings it to the last step of the review process, said Stephen Staudigl, spokesperson for the planning commission. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

Greater transparency, closer collaboration on demand planning and better visibility on inventory all improve the industry’s ability to absorb shocks. —Assef Shaikh, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026

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