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like clockwork

like clock·work
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahyk klok-wurk]
    • /laɪk ˈklɒkˌwɜrk/
    • /laɪk ˈklɒk.wɜːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyk klok-wurk]
    • /laɪk ˈklɒkˌwɜrk/

Definitions of like clockwork words

  • noun like clockwork the mechanism of a clock. 1
  • noun like clockwork any mechanism similar to that of a clock. 1
  • idioms like clockwork like clockwork, with perfect regularity or precision: The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork. 1
  • expression like clockwork regularly, predictably 1
  • phrase like clockwork If you say that something happens like clockwork, you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly. 0
  • noun like clockwork with complete regularity and precision 0
See all 8 definitions of like clockwork

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Origin of like clockwork

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; clock1 + work

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Parts of speech for Like clockwork

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Like clockwork

like clockwork popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for like clockwork

adv like clockwork

  • smoothly — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
  • easily — in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble: The traffic moved along easily.
  • effectively — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
  • favorably — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
  • fortunately — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.

adj like clockwork

  • cyclical — A cyclical process is one in which a series of events happens again and again in the same order.
  • periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.
  • periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
  • recurring — occurring or appearing again.
  • alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
All 34 Synonyms of like clockwork

Antonyms for like clockwork

adv like clockwork

  • lousy — infested with lice.
Just one Antonym for like clockwork

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