Meanings
- idiomaticA very short (but unspecified) amount of time; no time at all.
After so many years of practice, she can often find the problem and fix it in nothing flat.
Synonyms: in no time, in no time flat
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseA very short (but unspecified) amount of time; no time at all.
Translations
French en un rien de temps
- en un rien de tempsvery short amount of time
Japanese あっと言う間
- あっと言う間 (attoiuma)very short amount of time
Romanian într-o clipă
- într-o clipăvery short amount of time
Russian в два счёта
- в два счёта (v dva sčóta)very short amount of time
Cite this entry
in nothing flat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20nothing%20flat
“in nothing flat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20nothing%20flat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in nothing flat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20nothing%20flat.
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