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had been planning

  • past perfect progressive
    of plan.
    plan
    noun
    a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance.

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I had been planning to spend days at the Oakland, Calif., courtroom where CEO Mark Zuckerberg was expected to appear, but it was all over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

AT&T had been planning to conduct $8 billion worth of share repurchases this year as part of a multiyear capital-return initiative.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Brian had been planning the trip for months and he was super excited about going," Kym told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Steven had been planning his active retirement after a long and decorated career in the civil service, when he began to notice a numbness in his leg.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Once she was out of sight I turned back to what I had been planning all along.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos