"snap it up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-snap it up.ogg [Australia] Forms: snaps it up [present, singular, third-person], snapping it up [participle, present], snapped it up [participle, past], snapped it up [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. (chiefly US, idiomatic, dated) To hurry, to proceed quickly. Tags: US, dated, idiomatic Synonyms: get cracking, get moving, get on with it, hurry up, make it snappy Related terms: snap up

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          "text": "President hopes to Push Wealth Taxes Through in a Month."
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