What is the difference between in the office and at the office?

Since at and in both are the prepositions and their usage is different, but some people use the same sentences with the different prepositions. For instance, I am at the office or in the office, which makes them confused. So, today we will learn a simple logic: when to use in and when to use at.

What is the difference between in the office and at the office?


When you are staying at some for a short period of time, then there we will use “at” let’s take an example if someone is injured and his injuries or wounds are not that deep so he will go to a hospital for the purpose of dressing, at that time “at” will be used. However, “in” is used when someone will stay for a long time at a certain place. Let’s take the above example if the same is injured and his wounds are deep, and he needs proper medication and care in the hospital so that he will be admitted. So in that sense, we will use “in.”

He is in the hospital. (He is admitted)

He is in the office. (Maybe he has been working for a long time)

So, it was simple logic to know the difference between at and in.