planning

Thân thiện

She is planning her garden layout on a large sheet of paper.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The cognitive process of thinking about future actions and events: "Planning" refers to the mental activity of considering what to do and how to do it in anticipation of future situations.
   • The act of creating detailed schemes or methods: It denotes the process of developing a systematic, often written, arrangement of steps to achieve a goal.
   • The process of designing layouts or structures: In specific contexts, "planning" involves creating detailed designs or blueprints for projects like buildings, cities, or events.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Careful planning is essential for the success of any major project.
  • Urban planning helps create functional and attractive cities.
  • Her planning for the event was meticulous and left nothing to chance.

Advanced Usage

• "to do some planning": to engage in the activity of making plans.
  • We need to do some planning before we start the renovation.
• "in the planning stage": currently being planned, not yet executed.
  • The new park is still in the planning stage.
• "strategic planning": the process of defining a strategy or direction and making decisions on allocating resources to pursue this strategy.
  • The company's annual retreat is dedicated to strategic planning.

Variants and Related Words

• Plan (n/v): A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something (n); to decide on and arrange in advance (v).
  • We need a solid plan. / Let's plan our route.
• Planner (n): A person who makes plans or a book/software used for organizing schedules.
  • She is a talented event planner.
• Preplanning (n): Planning that occurs before the main planning activity.
  • The preplanning phase involves initial research and goal-setting.

Synonyms

• Preparation: The action or process of making ready or being made ready for use.
• Organization: The action of organizing something in a structured way.
• Designing: The process of creating a plan or convention for the construction of an object or system.

Related Phrases

• Family planning: The practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births.
  • Access to family planning services is a basic health right.
• Financial planning: The process of framing financial policies in relation to procurement, investment, and administration of funds.
  • They sought professional advice for their financial planning.
• Contingency planning: The process of preparing alternative courses of action to be used if the primary plan fails.
  • Good contingency planning saved the project when the main supplier failed.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
   • his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
2. the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
3. an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
   • the planning was more fun than the trip itself

Từ đồng nghĩa

• preparation
• provision