on tap

phrase

Synonyms of on tapnext
1
: ready to be drawn from a large container (such as a cask or keg)
ale on tap
2
: broached or furnished with a tap
3
: on hand : available
… services instantly on tap …—Hugh Dwan
4
: coming up
… other matches on tap …—H. W. Wind

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There’s also other entertainment on tap at the black-tie shindig, which raises funds to help grant wishes for over 9,000 children facing critical illnesses throughout South Florida. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Hitch & House will pour at least three beers on tap, plus offer local wines. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026 From there, Capra went to Sennett, in whose domain the pressure to provide a stream of funny business, on tap, was unrelenting. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says a new iPad mini is also on tap, as are other Macs with the company’s recently released M6 processor. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on tap

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“On tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20tap. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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