snatching

To grasp and remove quickly.

“He snatched up the phone.”

To attempt to seize something suddenly.

“to snatch at a rope”

To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.

“to snatch a kiss”

To steal.

“Someone has just snatched my purse!”

(by extension) To take (a victory) at the last moment.

To do something quickly in the limited time available.

“He snatched a glimpse of her while her mother had her back turned.”

The act by which something is snatched.

“Three purse snatchings in the park were reported this week.”