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

Markets fretted Wednesday after Alphabet raised guidance for capital spending this year by $15 billion to around $200 billion and suggested a bigger amount was on tap for next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The technical indicator for gold doesn’t necessarily mean that a bearish trend for prices is on tap, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

There’s more on tap for Thursday and the Court will likely extend its decision days into next week—if not the week after.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

If a pub doesn't have beer on tap, they likely have it in a bottle or can and you could try pouring two into a pint glass.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 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