planning
pla ning
- n an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
the planning was more fun than the trip itself - n the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
- n 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 - v have the will and intention to carry out some action
- v make plans for something
He is planning a trip with his family - v make or work out a plan for; devise
- v make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
- Justin Sullivan Getty A relatively small provision to expand state access to family-planning services under Medicaid was seized on late last week by House Republicans as one of .
- He's the one calling a reproductive planning initiative "abortion reduction".
- There's been a lot of huffing and puffing this week about a provision to expand access to Medicaid-covered family planning services.