The phrase "a tap back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to a response or reaction, often in a digital communication setting, such as messaging apps.
Example: "After I sent the message, I was pleased to receive a tap back from her, indicating she understood."
Alternatives: "a quick reply" or "a brief response".
They lost the World Cup quarter-final to Australia in the last two minutes when Jon Welsh was ruled to be offside after a tap back, but here the decision went against them in reverse.
They went in front within two minutes when Platt crashed over before going 10-0 up when Sammut took a tap back from a Gale kick to pop over in the left corner.
But McKnight sewed up the victory for Laguna with a kill that rocketed off the shoulder of the Patriots Shawn Choo before he sent a tap back off a diving Cho for match point.
If you "think" you hear a tap back, it might be a dragon egg.
Three errors with the first three possessions - kick-off directly into touch, a tapped back lineout take and a dropped ball in midfield from a set-piece play - made for uncomfortable viewing.
Replacement scrum-half Pygros plunged over to score after latching on to a tap-back from Kelly Brown in a rehearsed move from a line-out.
But Pyrgos, only just on for Blair, gave Scotland hope with a training-ground try, the Glasgow Warrior scything through the middle of the line-out after a tap-back by Kelly Brown.
Another comedy of errors in the 15th minute saw led to Toulouse's second try, this time captain Yannick Nayanga grabbed a loose tap back from a lineout and run over unopposed in the corner.
He also profited from Leinster's malfunctioning lineout and the try that sealed the game, scored by the wing Drew Mitchell, came on the hour when Armitage seized on a messy tap back and turned defence into attack.
But just as important, the Knicks as a whole need to figure out a way to tap back into the energy and enthusiasm of the Garden.
His second try was the result of a brilliantly instinctive tap back from Riki Flutey after the Englishman had galloped onto his own kick.
