(idiomatic) to make plans

prerequisite

important, significant

importance, consequence, significance

to stand, to place in an upright position / to release something physical but not solid or liquid / (Internet slang) to start (a thread)

success / success in life, achievement in the world

succeed / be successful in life

a plan, planning, schedule, conception

to plan, to make a plan, to plot, to lay out

precondition; prerequisite