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

Coach tickets for next year's extravaganza went on sale last night, and were all snapped up in just 30 minutes.

From BBC

Parents of young children are often spooked by the risks of last-minute Halloween costume shopping: wait too long and the costumes-of-the-moment may be all snapped up.

From Los Angeles Times

There is currently a six-month wait period for tests in the Thames Valley and each batch of new appointments is snapped up within minutes.

From BBC

Even during her ill-fated "indie years", fans snapped up experimental and wayward songs like Confide In Me and the Nick Cave duet Where The Wild Roses Grow.

From BBC

Now, it's just kicked off a national tour in Queeley-Dennis's home city - which looms large in the story - and has been snapped up by a TV production company headed by Peaky Blinders mastermind Steven Knight.

From BBC

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