The phrase "upon greeting" is correct and usable in written English.
It is most commonly used to describe the action of formally receiving and acknowledging the presence of someone after meeting them, or when they arrive at a certain place. For example: When the guests arrived at the party, upon greeting, we all shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.
Upon greeting him, his aides and followers kiss his hand.
Or coaches beaming upon greeting the officials as if glimpsing the bride in a receiving line.
He is exacting and gallant — he bowed upon greeting a woman, and took her hand in both of his — but is not averse to mischief.
One elderly visitor at the convention is so brittle her colleagues, upon greeting her, will not actually touch her, but give air kisses and pretend pats around her shoulders, offering an "airy substitute for human contact: the idea of an embrace".
Paul Evanson, CEO of Allegheny Energy, knew the organization had taken his message to heart when he heard that a contract guard, upon greeting a team from Moody's at the front gate, told the analysts that it was "about time" they raised the company's credit rating.
The mini-series, set in the fictional cathedral town, centres on the lives of the local clergy and gentry and provides all kinds of innocuous satire, the kind of wit that sees Rev Slope remark upon greeting the Bold family: "Mrs Bold, Miss Bold and young master Bold.
Friendly greeting upon entering and departing, but table service, though attentive, is not always accommodating.
In part thanks to its operational process and customer experience that includes a customary pink moustache on the dashboard and friendly fistbump greeting upon arrival, Lyft has grown from offering its services in two to 60 US cities in the past year.
An experiment was conducted in a restaurant to determine the effects of a small gift upon entry and greeting customers with a thank you for their patronage.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has made the most of the divers' feat, personally greeting them upon their return and announcing last month that Dr. Sagalevitch and two other team members would be named Heroes of Russian Federation, the nation's highest honorary title.
And among those greeting Obama upon arrival was Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
