on tap

Idioms  

1. Available for immediate use, ready, as in We have two more trumpeters on tap for the parade. This metaphoric expression alludes to a beverage such as beer that is ready to be drawn from a cask. [Mid-1800s]

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on tap

Read: How many rate hikes are on tap?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

And from there, the Trojans would coast the rest of the way to a clean nonconference sheet, with the start of a Big Ten gauntlet finally on tap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

By having it on tap, the group sold 22,000 glasses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Fidgets, weighted blankets, sensory dens and noise-cancelling headphones were on tap, as well as activities including chess and dominoes.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Best of all, we didn’t have to stop to put on tap shoes.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince