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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Her feet didn’t sink into the shoes, instead snapping up behind her, creating the kind of zippy turnover that leads to speedy times. —

Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024 Uncertainty is the key theme for markets on the eve of Election Day, but fixed income investors say there are a few opportunities to snap up solid yield even as the market holds its breath. —

Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 It’s been a busy month for Lionsgate, which last week snapped up the action comedy spec Three Hitmen and a Baby from Dave Matalon & Matt Altman, with 87North set to produce. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 The film is also rumored to have been snapped up by a major streamer. —

Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snap up