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

But private collectors snapped up some of these rarities, isolating the fossils from scientific study and hobbling investigations into this pivotal moment in avian evolution. —Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 21 May 2025

However, the buyers snapped up this name pushing right back towards all-time highs amid the bumpy and volatile trade of the year. —Todd Gordon, CNBC, 20 May 2025

For example, hedge funds on Tuesday snapped up US equities at the fastest pace since April 9, the day the S&P 500 soared 9.5% after Trump announced his tariff reprieve, according to Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage desk. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2025

Everyone who tasted Ina's lemon bars in our Test Kitchen gave them 5 stars, and the leftovers were snapped up almost immediately. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025

Rhymes for snap up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup