snap up

phrasal verb

snapped up; snapping up; snaps up

: to buy or take (something or someone) quickly or eagerly

Shoppers came to the store to snap up bargains after the holidays.

The company is hiring. When they see your work history, they'll snap you up!

Examples of snap up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That vessel, now known as Whisper, was snapped up by another seafarer for a cool $160 million last September. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 May 2024

Flush with cash from not traveling or eating out and spurred on by low lending rates, speculators snapped up Rolex, Patek and other luxury models during 2021 and into 2022, betting that prices would keep increasing. —Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024

The Plot Pictures is headed for the Cannes Marche du Film after snapping up Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) rights to a slew of indie titles across different genres. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2024

For the mom that loves a quality salon blowout, snap up this best-selling Revlon styling tool. —Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024

Add all those snaps up and there’s a potential for Beckham to play just as much as Hill, who played 695 snaps, despite missing one game because of injury. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024

Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. —Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024

Still, not every gold medal worthy property has been snapped up. —Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 3 May 2024

Over 100 Amazon shoppers snapped up this midi skirt in the past month. —Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024