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snaps it up

snaps it up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snap it up.

Meaning of snap it up

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)

  1. (US, dated, idiomatic) 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
    Synonyms:
    get cracking, get moving, get on with it, hurry up, make it snappy

Questions about snaps it up

What is snaps it up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Snaps it up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snap it up.

Words near snaps it up in the dictionary

  1. snaps
  2. snaps at someone's heels
  3. snaps back
  4. snaps for you
  5. snaps in
  6. snaps it up
  7. snaps of the fingers
  8. snaps one's fingers
  9. snaps out of
  10. snaps someone's head off
  11. snaps to

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