clockwork
[ klok-wurk ]
/ ˈklɒkˌwɜrk /
noun
Idioms for clockwork
like clockwork,
with perfect regularity or precision: The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork.
Words nearby clockwork
clock-watcher,
clocker,
clocklike,
clockmaker,
clockwise,
clockwork,
clockwork universe,
clod,
cloddish,
clodhopper,
clodhopping
British Dictionary definitions for like clockwork
clockwork
/ (ˈklɒkˌwɜːk) /
noun
the mechanism of a clock
any similar mechanism, as in a wind-up toy
like clockwork
with complete regularity and precision
Idioms and Phrases with like clockwork
like clockwork
Also, regular as clockwork. With extreme regularity, as in Ruth arrives every Wednesday morning just like clockwork, or You can count on his schedule, which is regular as clockwork, or Their assembly line runs like clockwork. This idiom alludes to the mechanical and therefore very regular action of a clock. [Second half of 1600s]