Touchscreen Interactions

noun a sustained press or touch on a touchscreen or button

adjective describing the duration or length of the press

• To access additional options, perform a long press on the icon.
• If you want more options, just do a long press on the screen.
• Hold down on the app icon for a sec to see more stuff.
• Sometimes in life, you need to metaphorically long press on a situation to uncover hidden possibilities.

noun a light touch or stroke

verb to strike lightly

adverb in a gentle or light manner

• The plumber needed to tap up the leak in the pipe before it caused any further damage.
• I'll just tap up this message and send it to you real quick.
• Let me tap up my friend to see if he wants to hang out tonight.
• She had to tap up her courage before giving the presentation in front of a large audience.