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

Even before it was published, the movie rights were snapped up by the producer Scott Rudin for half a million dollars. —Penelope Green, New York Times, 24 May 2024

The V-neck tank has snaps up top and a straight hemline that can be tucked or worn out. —Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024

Just one week after the NFL officially announced it 2024-25 schedule, fans are snapping up and paying up for secondary-market tickets to the NFL's International Series games. —Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024

The last time Apple did this, people weren’t talking quite as urgently about AI automation snapping up all the jobs humans once held. —Alex Cranz, The Verge, 8 May 2024

Act fast to snap up our favorite finds while prices start at just $15. —Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024

The job market is cooling, the cost of living is still at a record high and judging by return-to-office mandates, the pendulum is seemingly swinging back in favor of bosses—but that doesn’t mean employers will now be able to snap up top talent on the cheap. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 May 2024

Marshall got his start in Chicago, working for Pat Robertson’s Family Channel right out of college before it got snapped up by Rupert Murdoch in 1997. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2024

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