snap up

verb

1. to avail oneself of eagerly and quickly

   she snapped up the bargains

2. to interrupt abruptly

Idioms and Phrases

Snatch for one's own use, as in As soon as they lower the price we intend to snap up the house; it's exactly what we want. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

Swifties snapped up 1.2 million copies on wax - at least in part because the star released eight collectable variants of the record.

From BBC

Shoppers are snapping up electric vehicles as time is running out on a big tax break for going green.

From Los Angeles Times

Passengers on a train have been left shell-shocked after a crab snapped up a seat.

From BBC

Beloved by Disney, who snapped up a similar historic wooden ride to serve as the King Arthur Carrousel at his Anaheim theme park, the Griffith Park merry-go-round took its last twirl in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

However, he noted that "in DR Congo, China has already snapped up many of the minerals so the US is playing catch-up".

From BBC

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