Planning vs Doing - What's the difference?
planning | doing |
(uncountable) action of the verb to plan
the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
the act of making contingency plans
(informal, British) planning permission
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
As verbs the difference between planning and doing
is that planning is while doing is (rare|chiefly|netherlands|nonstandard).As a noun planning
is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan .planning
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Verb
(head)Noun
- My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning .
Usage notes
Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.Derived terms
* family planning * life planning * macroplanning * microplanning * planning permission * vacation planningExternal links
* (wikipedia "planning")doing
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Alternative forms
* (pedantic)Etymology 1
See (do).Noun
(en noun)- This is his doing . (= "He did it.")
