〜を機に

Meaning

This grammar pattern expresses the connection between two events. 「機」means "opportunity" or "trigger," so the pattern conveys the sense of "taking the opportunity of ~," "using ~ as a turning point," or "with ~ as the catalyst." A common set phrase is 「これを機に」(taking this opportunity).

Formation

Examples

1. 雑誌で取り上げられたのを機に、うちの花屋は繁盛しはじめた。
   After being featured in a magazine, our flower shop began to thrive.

2. 今日は同窓会で久しぶりに会えて楽しかった。これを機に、定期的に集まりましょう。
   It was great to see everyone again at the reunion today. Let's take this opportunity to meet regularly.

3. 禁煙場所が増えてきているのを機に、私もたばこをやめよう。
   With more and more non-smoking areas popping up, I'll take this chance to quit smoking too.

Summary

• 「〜を機に」means "taking the opportunity of ~, on the occasion of ~"
• Attaches to verbs (plain form) and nouns