- the act or process of making plans for something
- The department is responsible for all financial planning.
- After months of careful planning the event went without a hitch.
- The consultants recommended more emphasis on strategic planning.
- We are currently in the planning stages.
Extra Examples- Costs can be reduced by effective contingency planning.
- Deciding the agenda is the most vital aspect of pre-meeting planning.
- Planning for future development is vital for the community.
- The festival was four years in the planning.
- The idea is still at the planning stage.
- The industry needs to do some long-term planning.
- The trip calls for careful advance planning.
- This can be done, but it will take careful planning.
- an attorney who specializes in estate planning
- the old Soviet system of central planning
- the initial planning stage
- He attended a business planning course.
- Planning for the future makes some people nervous.
- Sensible planning will minimize disruption to the schedule.
- Teachers should always be involved in the curriculum planning process.
- The team leader emphasized the importance of planning.
- The whole process will be easier if you do some careful planning.
- Thoughtful planning is the key to dinner party success.
- With a bit of forward planning you can avoid debt.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- detailed
- meticulous
- …
- call for
- need
- require
- …
- phase
- stage
- process
- …
- in the planning
- planning for
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- (also town planning)the control of the development of towns and their buildings, roads, etc. so that they can be pleasant and convenient places for people to live in
- She now works in urban planning.
- to submit a planning application
- The plans were considered by the local planning authority.
Extra Examples- Your local council's planning department should be able to give you guidance on whether or not you need planning permission.
- Planning consent has been applied for.
- The development has yet to be submitted to the council for planning approval.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- detailed
- meticulous
- …
- call for
- need
- require
- …
- phase
- stage
- process
- …
- in the planning
- planning for
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