like clockwork

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like clockwork

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With perfect regularity and precision; faultless. Thanks to the volunteers, the event ran like clockwork.
Similar: swimmingly, smoothly, without a hitch

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prep_phrase with perfect regularity and precision

Español	como mecanismo relojero, sin falta, como reloj
Deutsch	wie am Schnürchen, wie geschmiert, wie geölt
Italiano	puntuale come un orologio
Română	ca pe roate
Русский	как часы́ kak časý, как по часам kak po časam, спо́ри́ться spórítʹsja
עברית	כמו שעון

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"like clockwork." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/like%20clockwork. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"like clockwork." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/like%20clockwork.

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@misc{like_clockwork_2026,
  title = {like clockwork},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/like%20clockwork},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}