snap it up
snap it up verb: to hurry, to proceed quickly.
Verb
snap it up (third-person singular simple present snaps it up, present participle snapping it up, simple past and past participle snapped it up)
- To hurry, to proceed quickly.
- "Come now, let's snap it up! Faster! Faster! Think fast! Let's go!"1928 February 12, Quin R. Ryan, “Inside the Loud Speaker”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, page K10
- President hopes to Push Wealth Taxes Through in a Month.1935 June 30, "Congress Told to Snap It Up" [headline], Milwaukee Journal, p. 8 (retrieved 29 Aug. 2011)
- Synonyms:
- get cracking, get moving, get on with it, hurry up, make it snappy
Synonyms of snap it up
- get cracking
- get moving
- get on with it
- hurry up
- make it snappy
Forms of snap it up
| third-person singular present | snaps it up |
|---|---|
| present participle | snapping it up |
| past participle | snapped it up |
| past | snapped it up |
Questions about snap it up
- What does snap it up mean?
- Snap it up means to hurry, to proceed quickly.
- What part of speech is snap it up?
- Snap it up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of snap it up?
- The past tense of snap it up is snapped it up.
Words near snap it up in the dictionary
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