On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son.
Question: What does the preposition “on” in front of his retirement in the sentence mean?
Is it okay to use “in” instead?
Thank you!!!
On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son.
Question: What does the preposition “on” in front of his retirement in the sentence mean?
Is it okay to use “in” instead?
Thank you!!!
Not exactly. ‘On’, or ‘upon’ (which I think is better in this case), means at the moment when he retired. ‘In’ means at some point during his retirement.
“on” , in this case means, “at the beginning of”
“on” , in this case means, “at the commencement of”
It is not okay to use “in” instead of “on” in this case.