opportunity <to> improve on

[Meganyu2011]

'TikTok had an opportunity improve on older networks. It has not taken it.'

It is from the article 'Devious licks' in The Economist, I wondered why there isn't 'to' in front of 'improve on'.

 

[dojibear]

I think this is a mistake. I would write "to improve on", not "improve on".

 

[Meganyu2011]

I think this is a mistake. I would write "to improve on", not "improve on".

Thank you dojibear!