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

The difference between Carlson and the hedge funds, ETF traders and shoppers snapping up gold now is that he has a huge megaphone to highlight the themes fueling its rise.

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The scramble to snap up all things AI has helped propel equities skywards this year, pushing several companies to records -- with chip titan Nvidia last month becoming the first to top $5 trillion.

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"For too long, ticket touts have ripped off fans, using bots to snap up batches of tickets and resell them at sky-high prices," Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in the statement.

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"For too long, ticket touts have ripped off fans, using bots to snap up batches of tickets and resell them at sky-high prices," Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in the statement.

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In every instance, bargain hunters snapped up stocks, tech giants pumped out profits and the economy kept motoring ahead.

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