make it snappy

adjective, snap·pi·er, snap·pi·est.

1. apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
2. impatient or irritable, as a person or a reply.
3. snapping or crackling in sound, as a fire.
4. quick or sudden in action or performance.
5. Informal. crisp, smart, lively, brisk, etc.: Only snappy people get ahead in this world.

Idioms

6. make it snappy, Slang. to speed up; hurry.

adjective -pier or -piest

1. Also: snappish apt to speak sharply or irritably
2. Also: snappish apt to snap or bite
3. crackling in sounda snappy fire
4. brisk, sharp, or chillya snappy pace; snappy weather
5. smart and fashionablea snappy dresser
6. make it snappy slang be quick! hurry up!

adj.“quick, energetic,” 1825, from snap (v.) + -y (2). Meaning “clever, smart” is from 1871; that of “neat and stylishly elegant” is from 1881. Related: Snappily; snappiness. Command make it snappy attested from 1910. see make haste. see under make haste.