forward planning

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• Forward planning — is a technique used in external beam radiotherapy to produce a treatment plan. In forward planning, a treatment oncologist places beams into a radiotherapy treatment planning system which can deliver sufficient radiation to a tumour while both… …   Wikipedia

• forward planning — /fɔwəd ˈplænɪŋ/ (say fawwuhd planing) noun planning which takes into account events, strategies, developments, etc., which are to take place in the future …  

• planning — plan‧ning [ˈplænɪŋ] noun [uncountable] when you think carefully about something you want to do in the future, and decide exactly how you will do it: • If you want to ensure a trouble free retirement, it s never too early to start financial… …   Financial and business terms

• forward — I UK [ˈfɔː(r)wə(r)d] / US [ˈfɔrwərd] adjective, adverb ** Summary: Forward can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: I stepped forward to greet him. as an adjective: I hope you don t think I m being too forward. ♦ The marines took up… …   English dictionary

• forward — See: forward contract * * * ▪ I. forward for‧ward 1 [ˈfɔːwəd ǁ ˈfɔːrwərd] verb [transitive] TRANSPORT to send goods, documents, money etc somewhere, often after receiving them from somewhere else: • These investors get company financial reports… …   Financial and business terms

• forward — for|ward1 W1S1 [ˈfo:wəd US ˈfo:rwərd] adv also forwards [ wədz US wərdz] 1.) towards a place or position that is in front of you ≠ ↑backwards ▪ He leaned forward , his elbows resting on the table. ▪ The crowd surged forwards. ▪ She took another… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• forward — 1 adverb 1 also forwards towards a place or position that is in front of you: He leaned forward slightly to try to hear what they were saying. | The crowd surged forwards. 2 towards greater progress, improvement, or development: The building of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• forward — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)wə(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ forwards, forwarding, forwarded (In addition to the uses shown below, forward is also used in phrasal verbs such as bring forward and look forward to . In British English, forwards is often used as an adverb instead of… …   English dictionary

• forward — 1. adverb 1) the traffic moved forward Syn: ahead, forward, onward, onwards, on, further 2) the winner stepped forward Syn: toward the front, out, forth, into view 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• planning — plan|ning [ˈplænıŋ] n [U] the process of thinking about and deciding on a plan for achieving or making something good/bad/careful etc planning ▪ A little careful planning is important in gardening. ▪ How did you manage to be so late? Just bad… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• forward — 1. adverb 1) the traffic moved forward Syn: ahead, forwards, onwards, onward, on, further 2) the winner stepped forward Syn: towards the front, out, forth, into view, up …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary