The staff is 'making preparations' to move to another building. [=the staff is doing things to become ready to move to another building]
To complete this recipe, plan on about 30 minutes of 'preparation' and 40 minutes of baking.
Plans for the next edition are already 'in preparation'. [=are already being prepared/made]
(..) between our nation and its neighbour state - Heavens thank you for it - Upon our first he sent out to supress... ...his nephew's levies, which to him appeared to be a preparation against the Polish But better looked into, he truly found it was against your highness Sends out arrests on Fortinbras, (..)2015 Hamlet