contingency plan
noun[C]
ukusaplanthat is made fordealingwith anemergency, or with something that mightpossiblyhappenandcauseproblemsin thefuture:
a contingency plan for sth/doing sthCompanieswishingtoapplyfor ahazardouswastetransporterlicensemustsubmitacontingencyplanforrespondingto anytypeofincident.
a contingency plan to do sthThis ispartof a three-monthcontingencyplantobringa year-longunofficialstrikebymaintenancestaffto an end.
Themanagementstatedthat acontingencyplanwas inplacefordealingwith suchemergencies.
tomake/drawup acontingencyplan
contingency planning
noun[U]
Thereportsays there was alackofcontingencyplanningforacrisisin London'smarkets.