prearrangements
Plans made beforehand
Prearrangements are plans or agreements made in advance.
The word appears most often in the context of funeral prearrangements—decisions about burial, cremation, and services made before death: She made prearrangements so her children wouldn't have to.
More generally, any logistics settled beforehand: Travel prearrangements included hotel bookings and airport transfers.
Assigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
timetable · roadmap · framework · outline · itinerary · agenda · sequencing · choreography
State of awaiting something
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- preparationArranging things in advance
readiness · proactive · preventive · safeguards · backup · fallback · insurance · hedging
Formal mutual arrangements
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- stipulationsSpecified requirements or conditions
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
negotiations · settlements · understandings · commitments · obligations · covenants · provisions · guarantees
Resources for a task
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- allocationDistribution of shares
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
equipment · reserves · rationing · procurement · catering · accommodations · transportation · lodging
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- organizationStructured group with purpose
blueprint · timetable · roadmap · framework · outline · itinerary · agenda · sequencing · choreography · structuring
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- contingencyUncertain possible event
preparation · readiness · proactive · preventive · safeguards · backup · fallback · insurance · hedging
agreements
Formal mutual arrangements
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- stipulationsSpecified requirements or conditions
clauses · negotiations · settlements · understandings · commitments · obligations · covenants · provisions · guarantees · assurances
supplies
Resources for a task
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- allocationDistribution of shares
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
inventory · equipment · reserves · rationing · procurement · catering · accommodations · transportation · lodging · venue
burial
Placing deceased underground
cemetery · obituary · memorial · estate · will · beneficiary · executor · insurance · trust · endowment
prearrangementsspontaneity
Acting without forethought
improvisation · ad-libbing · winging it · snap decisions · playing it by ear
prearrangementschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · disorganization · disarray · confusion · haphazardness