plan
noun
a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance.
have been planning
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present perfect progressiveof plan.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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King also revealed Coventry have been planning for the Premier League for a while but says simply throwing money at the challenge "would be a mistake".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
This is why British diplomats have been planning a flight early next week to help "vulnerable British nationals and their dependents wanting to leave Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
With each finishing position in the Premier League table worth around £3m, United have made around £30m less than the club's executives would have been planning for.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
Law enforcement agencies have been planning for more than a year for the August convention that is expected to draw an estimated 50,000 visitors and massive protests.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
"In that case,” said the charm woman, "you must have been planning to do something bad. If this were not so, then why would a tree grow out of your head?”
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
