on tap

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

But dishonesty is on tap, and there’s slipperiness to the pool it creates.

From Los Angeles Times

With USC’s season on the brink of disaster and Rutgers on tap Friday on a short week, not everyone outside the walls of Troy has expressed the same confidence in USC’s quarterback situation.

From Los Angeles Times

Ideas that appear to have disappeared from the consultation website include putting lager Madrí on tap in all hospitals to "help patient morale", and replacing Streeting as health secretary with a dog.

From BBC

Atrevida’s slogan — “Diversity, it’s on tap!” — and Pride flag out front struck a chord with people looking for community in a deeply conservative and evangelical city.

From Los Angeles Times

With No. 4 Penn State on tap Saturday at the Coliseum, the Trojans now find themselves playing for their College Football Playoff lives in mid-October, with zero room for error.

From Los Angeles Times