make it snappy

verb

To do something quickly; to be quick about something.

“Bring me a coffee, and make it snappy!”

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snap it up
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Meanings

verbmake it snappy (third-person singular simple present makes it snappy, present participle making it snappy, simple past and past participle made it snappy)

present singular third person makes it snappy · participle present making it snappy · participle past made it snappy · past made it snappy

  1. idiomaticimperativeoftenTo do something quickly; to be quick about something.

    Bring me a coffee, and make it snappy!

    1 more example

    "Here's your shirt," said Slippery. "Make it snappy, we're late."

    1927 April, Boys' Life, page 16

    Synonyms: snap it up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo do something quickly; to be quick about something.

Similar
snap it up
Also see
snap it upsnap to it

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 趕快 /赶快
  • 趕快 /赶快 (gǎnkuài)to do it quickly
Finnish ripeästi, heti
  • ripeästito do it quickly
  • hetito do it quickly
French et que ça saute
  • et que ça sauteto do it quickly
German Mach hin!, dalli-dalli!
  • Mach hin!to do it quickly
  • dalli-dalli!to do it quickly
  • zack-zack!to do it quickly
  • Mach fix!to do it quickly
  • ranhaltento do it quickly
Russian жи́во, бего́м
  • жи́во (žívo)to do it quickly
  • бего́м (begóm)to do it quickly
Cite this entry
APA

make it snappy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20it%20snappy

MLA

“make it snappy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20it%20snappy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make it snappy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20it%20snappy.

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