Planning vs Execution - What's the difference?
planning | execution |
(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
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
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The state of being executed (accomplished).
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
(legal) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
(legal) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
(computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
As nouns the difference between planning and execution
is that planning is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan while execution is execution.As a verb planning
is .planning
English
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")execution
English
Noun
(en noun)- The battle plan was successfully executed .
- The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker .
- Whenever the matrix inversion function executed the program crashed.