Why would she say "tops" at the end?
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Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
Here, "tops" means "at the most" or "the maximum amount." As if it's the "top" of the possible amount. She's saying it won't take her more than a couple of minutes. Ex: The cake takes 20 minutes to bake, tops. Ex: I'll be there in five minutes, tops.