like clockwork

English

Prepositional phrase

like clockwork

(simile) With perfect regularity and precision; faultless.
Synonyms: swimmingly, smoothly, without a hitch

You will find him there waiting for the bus every day at 4:14 pm, like clockwork.

Translations

with perfect regularity and precision

German: wie geölt, wie am Schnürchen
Hebrew: כמו שעון‎
Icelandic: eins og í sögu (is), snurðulaust
Russian: как часы́ (kak časý), как по часам (kak po časam)

Spanish: como la seda
Swedish: som ett urverk
Turkish: saat gibi (tr)

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