Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snap it up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: snap it up
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hurry, to proceed quickly.

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

""Come now, let's snap it up! Faster! Faster! Think fast! Let's go!""
"President hopes to Push Wealth Taxes Through in a Month."
"A man behind the counter looks up and yells at me. "Snap it up, Danny. We got a flock of orders waiting.""
"The guests have been smiling for two and half hours and are so bored they're discussing their dental appointments. . . and everyone is anxiously facing the kitchen. . . . I summon my best friend, Mayva, who says, "You'd better snap it up.""

Usage

American usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

snaps it up (present, singular) snapping it up (participle, present) snapped it up (participle, past) snapped it up (past)

Phrases

snap up

Frequently Paired Words

snap up

Synonyms

get cracking get moving get on with it hurry up make it snappy

Questions

What does snap it up mean?: To hurry, to proceed quickly.

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