When the problem appeared again, the government was 'caught napping'. [=the government was not prepared to deal with it]
The goalie had to be 'napping' when that ball got by him.
She awoke from her 'nap' rested and refreshed.
(..) even in , when I first knew it. Some how it was hotter then. Men's stiff collars wilted by in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their naps... and by nightfall were like soft tea cakes... with frostin 's of sweat and sweet talcum. A day was hours long, (..)1962 To Kill a Mockingbird