diff --git a/src/base/signal.h b/src/base/signal.h
index 5eb078fa..09704957 100644
--- a/src/base/signal.h
+++ b/src/base/signal.h
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ class ISignalThreadHelper {
     // Get implementation-specific context object for the current thread
     virtual std::any getCurrentThreadContext() = 0;
 
-    // Executes function 'fn' in target thread referred by 'context'
+    // Posts the function 'fn' to target thread referred by 'context'
     // If current thread is different from target thread then implementation has to ensure 'fn' is
-    // executed in target thread(eg by enqueuing 'fn' in some event loop)
+    // executed on target thread(eg by enqueuing 'fn' in some event loop)
     // 'context' is the implementation-specific thread context object identified in a previous call
     // to getCurrentThreadContext()
-    virtual void execInThread(const std::any& context, const std::function<void()>& fn) = 0;
+    virtual void runOnThread(const std::any& context, const std::function<void()>& fn) = 0;
 };
 
 // Getter/setter functions of the global ISignalThreadHelper object used by Signal::connectSlot()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Signal : public KDBindings::Signal<Args...> {
                 if (emitThreadId == connectThreadId)
                     fnSlot(args...);
                 else
-                    getGlobalSignalThreadHelper()->execInThread(threadContext, [=]{ fnSlot(args...); });
+                    getGlobalSignalThreadHelper()->runOnThread(threadContext, [=]{ fnSlot(args...); });
             };
             return this->connect(fnWrap);
         }
diff --git a/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.cpp b/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.cpp
index 06cf28ec..7bbcd95c 100644
--- a/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ std::any QtSignalThreadHelper::getCurrentThreadContext()
     return &obj;
 }
 
-void QtSignalThreadHelper::execInThread(const std::any& context, const std::function<void()>& fn)
+void QtSignalThreadHelper::runOnThread(const std::any& context, const std::function<void()>& fn)
 {
     QTimer::singleShot(0, std::any_cast<QObject*>(context), fn);
 }
diff --git a/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.h b/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.h
index dadbbe95..199487de 100644
--- a/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.h
+++ b/src/qtbackend/qt_signal_thread_helper.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Mayo {
 class QtSignalThreadHelper : public ISignalThreadHelper {
 public:
     std::any getCurrentThreadContext() override;
-    void execInThread(const std::any& context, const std::function<void()>& fn) override;
+    void runOnThread(const std::any& context, const std::function<void()>& fn) override;
 };
 
 } // namespace Mayo