Everyday English

grab something while you can

take an opportunity soon

To grab something while you can means to take it before the opportunity or supply disappears.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Should I buy these concert tickets now?

Yes, grab them while you can.

Play the conversation

There are only a few discounted passes left, so grab one while you can.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: There are only a few passes left, so take one before they finish.

Say: There are only a few passes left, so grab one while you can.

Use “grab … while you can” to urge someone to take something before it runs out.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

grab it while you can; grab something while you can

Your turn: say it out loud

There are only a few discounted passes left, so grab one while you can.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

grab something while you can

take an opportunity soon

“There are only a few discounted passes left, so grab one while you can.”

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