: 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
An illuminating recent post by Steven Vance, founder of urban planning website Chicago Cityscape, showed how half the building permits for new Chicago homes from 2022 to 2024 were located in just four wards — the 3rd, 4th, 27th and 34th.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The suspect acted alone, with no concrete evidence of network ties or organizational planning, according to the prosecutor.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2025
For now, manufacturers are adopting a wait-and-see attitude, but the uncertainty makes strategic planning difficult, Brian Gordon, chief business and strategy officer at DCG, tells Axios.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Both could benefit from an early process that allows for more planning.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The suspect acted alone, with no concrete evidence of network ties or organizational planning, according to the prosecutor.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2025
For now, manufacturers are adopting a wait-and-see attitude, but the uncertainty makes strategic planning difficult, Brian Gordon, chief business and strategy officer at DCG, tells Axios.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Both could benefit from an early process that allows for more planning.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planning. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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