The phrase "able to snap up" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is quick to take advantage of an opportunity or to acquire something eagerly.
Example: "She was able to snap up the last ticket to the concert before it sold out."
Alternatives: "quick to seize" or "ready to grab".
When Halas & Batchelor was sold in the early 80s, one of his alumni, Brian Larkin, was delighted to be able to snap up Harold as a "master animator" at his new company, Animation People.
Though many have seen their earnings shrink as the global economy slowed, many have been able to snap up assets put on the block by their U.S. and European counterparts.
But as he made more money he was able to snap up examples of contemporary artists who were fashionable at the time.
Savills predicts that as the property market bottoms out it will become increasingly polarised between the equity rich, able to snap up bargains, and those in negative equity, unable to participate and left further behind when prices take off again.
With relatively few toxic liabilities on its balance sheet, the firm was able to snap up the valuable assets of defunct rivals, picking up the remnants of Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual.
Two weeks ago, Southwest Airlines reduced one-way fares from Oklahoma City to Orlando, and Mr. Harkness was able to snap up two tickets in mid-December for about $270 each.
We just haven't been able to snap out of it since then".
Those who have already registered with Malaysian owned developers will be able to snap them up from 24 October.
Narrative is hoping that the convenience of being able to snap something up quickly without having to search the web for the item in question will prove much more tempting than the prospect of clicking over hill and dale to find a bargain.
It will probably have to snap up more minnows, too.
Buyers are falling over themselves to snap up properties.
