'On' means 'when,' right?
On going out, I put my jacket on.
On returning from there, I greeted people. This 'on' is hard to mean 'after,' right?
On returning home, the telephone rang. Maybe this is clearer as "On arriving home, ...," isn't it?
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This is a case of using "on" as a preposition to mean immediately after.
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Thank you, Bill! Nice to hear that. :)
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Not old fashioned, it means "right at that moment of time" and not many people need to use this sort of phrase
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Thank you, everyone. :) I guess the use of 'on' as 'at the time of' has become old-fashioned. Though I like the sound of it and believe logically it means 'at the time of' and doesn't mean 'after.'
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I'm not sure whether other English speakers would agree with this or not but I don't really hear this kind of phrase used very often and when it is, "upon" seems to be used more than "on." Maybe it's a regional difference. I sometimes say something like "upon laying down to sleep" or "upon his arrival," but it's pretty uncommon. Sorry if this isn't the kind of feedback you're looking for!
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