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!

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In a rare move, The Assembly, which aired as a one-off on the BBC last year featuring Michael Sheen and a wealth of viral moments, has been snapped up by ITV for a four-part series version. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 The chances of you strolling up to a domain registrar and snapping up a domain worth thousands of dollars is about the same as stumbling upon a Jackson Pollock in a thrift store. —

Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Keep scrolling to snap up more amazing deals on NYDJ jeans before our exclusive code PEOPLE35 expires on Sunday, December 8 at 11:59 p.m. —

Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 Buying universal keys that can open any United States Postal Service drop box or snapping up books of blank checks from the Dark Web. —

Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snap up