snæp ʌp
informal
intermediate
- Base verb:
- snap
- Particle:
- up
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "snap up" mean?
To buy or take something quickly and eagerly
Examples
- Shoppers snapped up the discounted laptops within minutes.
- The tickets were snapped up immediately.
- She snapped up the job offer without hesitation.
- Investors are snapping up properties in that neighborhood.
How to use it
Very common in retail and sales contexts.
Word order
Can be separated: 'snap them up' or 'snap up the deals'.
Similar expressions
grab
snatch up
scoop up
Opposites
pass up
reject
Related phrasal verbs
- get up
To rise from bed after sleeping
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- give up
To stop trying to do something, often because it is too difficult
- bring up
To mention or introduce a topic in conversation
- go up
To increase in price, level, or amount
- come up
To be mentioned or discussed
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