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 Hagens was snapped up by the Boston Bruins with the seventh pick. —Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

George Frey | Getty Images News | Getty Images With hurricane season underway and an oppressive heat wave rolling across parts of the nation, investors have been snapping up shares of Generac. —Michelle Fox, CNBC, 26 June 2025

Other critics worried the plan lacked sufficient safeguards preventing private developers from snapping up prime land for mansions or private resorts, worsening existing housing problems. —Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 25 June 2025

Premiering to critical acclaim at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Together was snapped up by Neon for $17 million in the biggest deal out of Park City this year. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2025

Rhymes for snap up

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