snapping up
Seizing without hesitation
Snapping up means grabbing or acquiring something quickly and eagerly, often before others can.
The phrase suggests competition or urgency: Investors are snapping up properties before prices rise, The limited-edition sneakers were snapped up within minutes.
It implies both speed and enthusiasm—you don't snap up things you're ambivalent about.
- outbidOffer more than another
- hurryMove with urgency
- obtainCome into possession of
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- gobble upEat fast and eagerly
swoop · outmaneuver · rush · flash sale · while supplies last · nab · acquire · claim · secure · scoop up · capitalize · seize · hoard · collect · scramble · quick on the draw · exploit · buy up
- buying upstockpiling, hoarding, accumulating, amassing, bulk buying
snapping updeliberating
Carefully thinking before deciding
hesitating · dithering · mulling over · pondering · dragging one's feet
snapping upselling off
Disposing of holdings quickly
giving away · offloading · getting rid of · unloading · dumping
snapping uppassing up
Choosing to forgo
passing on · letting slip · ignoring · overlooking · rejecting