Planning vs Going - What's the difference?
planning | going |
(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 departure.
* Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband
The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
progress
(figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
(obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
* (Crew)
(in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
* Bible, Job 34.21:
Likely to continue; viable.
That attends habitually or regularly.
Current, prevailing.
(after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
As verbs the difference between planning and going
is that planning is present participle of lang=en while going is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between planning and going
is that planning is action of the verb to plangoing is a departure.As an adjective going is
likely to continue; viable.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")going
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl), present participle ofNoun
(en noun)- The going was very difficult over the ice.
- We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
- Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
- His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings .
Adjective
(-)- He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
- The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
- He has the easiest job going .