come on

Q: Is it correct to say "Come on to my office."?

No — say "Come into my office.". Learners often confuse 'come on' with 'come in' when inviting someone to enter a physical space.

Infinitive

come on

Past

came on

Past participle

come on

Definition

phrasal verb. You use this to tell someone to hurry up or to encourage them to do something. It can also show that you do not believe what someone is saying.

phrasal verb. An intransitive phrasal verb used as an imperative to urge someone to hurry, exert effort, or begin an action. It also serves as an interjection to express disbelief or protest.

simple

“Come on, we need to leave now or we will miss the bus.”

contextual

“When the runner started to slow down near the finish line, the crowd began to cheer "Come on!" to encourage him.”

complex

“"Oh, come on," she exclaimed, her patience finally snapping as she listened to yet another elaborate justification for his repeated failure to meet the project deadlines.”

Usually stands alone as an exclamation or appears at the beginning of a sentence.

Contrast the 'hurry up' meaning with the 'I don't believe you' meaning by practicing different intonation patterns in class.

Come on to my office.

Come into my office.

Learners often confuse 'come on' with 'come in' when inviting someone to enter a physical space.

Particles

on

Separability

inseparable

Pattern

come + on

hurry uplet's gono way please