( informal ) used with an expression of time to say that sth happened or was done very quickly, in no more than the time stated :
They changed the wheel in three minutes flat (= in exactly three minutes) .
( informal ) used with an expression of time to say that sth happened or was done very quickly, in no more than the time stated :
They changed the wheel in three minutes flat (= in exactly three minutes) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005