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

The chain agreed to reduce its hours of operation and to limit delivery hours, according to a letter appealing the planning commission’s April denial. —Rose Evans september 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025

In urban planning circles, use and exchange value are not controversial terms. —Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025

But their conservation will require more than simply increasing the size or number of MPAs — effective protection means considering shark biology, movement patterns, and ecological roles in spatial planning. —Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

What if that was the linchpin that made possible an entirely new form of corporate succession planning? —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 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