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

Federal prosecutors say Van Dyke participated in the planning and execution of Operation Absolute Resolve, the January raid that resulted in Maduro’s capture. —Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026

Opposing the measure is the No on Measure V committee, organized by retired microbiologist and medical technologist Eileen Samitz, a former Davis planning commissioner. —Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Yiltem Apparel is an apparel manufacturer that provides planning, cutting, printing, sewing, washing, packaging and shipping services. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026

Cal Poly Humboldt officially became a polytechnic university after a transition process that took approximately two years of planning with faculty. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 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