once confirmed vs when confirmed

Both 'once confirmed' and 'when confirmed' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable in many contexts, but 'once confirmed' implies a more definitive or final confirmation, while 'when confirmed' is more neutral and can refer to any point in time after confirmation.

Last updated: March 17, 2024

once confirmed

The phrase 'once confirmed' is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something will happen or be done after receiving a definitive confirmation.

Examples:

Once confirmed, the reservation will be final.
The project will proceed once confirmed by the client.

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Once confirmed, they are forwarded through the Commission to Parliament and Council, annexed to the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union.
Once we confirmed his identity, he was perfect gentleman.
Our European Parliament has once again confirmed that the majority of its Members are on the Right.
The European Council has once again confirmed that the Galileo satellite navigation project is strategically important and a potential catalyst for innovation and competitiveness.
I told you once we confirmed we had a witness, we'd share it with the FBI.
Destination to be confirmed once I'm on board.
Do not forget your responsibility to Parliament once you are confirmed in post tomorrow.
This has been confirmed once again in the recent past.
Mr President, recent events in Turkey have once again confirmed that there are still insufficient guarantees for the rights of trade unions as well as workers.
Anyway, once I confirmed it was Reagan's phone, I got a hit on a tower in Gretna, near Business 90.
Once we've confirmed John poses no threat, then you can see him.
The route cannot be changed once it is confirmed.
It is a simple and fundamental principle that Parliament confirmed once again in its resolution on the discharge on 31 March this year.
The European Council in Barcelona confirmed once again that the Treaty must take effect.
I would like you to be part of my security detail once I get confirmed.
I would like you to be part of my security detail once I get confirmed.
Once it's confirmed by boss' wire transfer, he'll give me instructions how to get the package out of the hotel.
And only once it was confirmed that adequate control had been established on the future external borders of the widened Schengen Area could this expansion take place.
Once we've confirmed that Carmelo has found the drone, the police move in, as planned.
'I will text you the details once I have confirmed with the client.

Alternatives:

after confirmation
upon confirmation
following confirmation
once it is confirmed
once the confirmation is received

when confirmed

The phrase 'when confirmed' is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something will happen or be done at the time of receiving a confirmation, without implying a specific timing or definitiveness.