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

Let’s imagine—in a case of truly terrible architectural planning—that there is only one extremely slow elevator, stopping at each floor and taking one minute per floor. —Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026

The movie stars Jason Segel and Samara Weaving as a married couple who have come to loathe one another so thoroughly that each one arrives at vacation planning to murder the other. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026

Amazon is already hinting at future uses like grocery shopping and travel planning. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026

He is accused of participating in the planning and logistical support of the attack, though he has not been convicted of any charges. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 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