to plan in / allow for
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to plan in
To take something (e.g., time, resources, an activity) into account when planning and reserve a fixed place for it.
Wir sollten für die Anfahrt zum Flughafen mindestens eine Stunde einplanen.
We should plan in at least an hour for getting to the airport.
to allow for
To include something as a possible factor or contingency in a consideration or calculation.
Bei dem Projekt müssen wir mögliche Verzögerungen durch Lieferengpässe einplanen.
For the project, we need to allow for possible delays due to supply bottlenecks.
'Einplanen' (to plan in / allow for) is a separable verb. The prefix 'ein-' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses or in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Ich plane für das Abendessen eine halbe Stunde ein.
I plan in half an hour for dinner.
When you state what you are planning something in for, use the preposition 'für' followed by the accusative. Typical nouns are time, money, or breaks.
Wir müssen mehr Geld für unvorhergesehene Ausgaben einplanen.
We need to plan in more money for unexpected expenses.
In this meaning, you are not planning a concrete activity, but rather taking abstract, often negative possibilities into account. Typical nouns here are: delays, risks, or additional costs.
Bei der Budgetierung haben wir mögliche Preissteigerungen eingeplant.
When budgeting, we allowed for possible price increases.
to plan
Planen means designing or preparing a future activity. Einplanen, by contrast, means allowing a specific place for an activity, amount of time, or other resource in a plan that is being created or already exists.
In unserem Tagesplan planen wir für die Teambesprechung eine Stunde ein.
We are allowing one hour for the team meeting in our daily schedule.
Wir planen für Freitag eine Teambesprechung.
We are planning a team meeting for Friday.
