overplanning

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noun

Excessive planning

OriginEnglish planning ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverplanning (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive planning

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishplanning
  8. Englishoverplanning

From over- + planning.

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APA

overplanning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overplanning

MLA

“overplanning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overplanning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overplanning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overplanning.

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