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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Head to Amazon now to snap up the Bissell Featherweight Cordless Stick Vacuum for quick cleanups, and keep scrolling to check out more discounted floor cleaning tools.
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Tickets were available when Kelce asked fans to buy tickets, but the event has since sold out as KC fans snapped up tickets.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
These are likely to be snapped up quickly, though.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
As reported, one bottle of Sauvage is snapped up every 30 seconds and more than 12 million of those are rung up yearly.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Tickets were available when Kelce asked fans to buy tickets, but the event has since sold out as KC fans snapped up tickets.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
These are likely to be snapped up quickly, though.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
As reported, one bottle of Sauvage is snapped up every 30 seconds and more than 12 million of those are rung up yearly.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snap up
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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