clockwork
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3.
like clockwork, with perfect regularity or precision: The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork.
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clockwork (ˈklɒkˌwɜːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the mechanism of a clock |
| 2. | any similar mechanism, as in a wind-up toy |
| 3. | like clockwork with complete regularity and precision |
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Clockwork
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Example sentences
He has never directly observed the clockwork precision of its fulfillment system.
The keeper had to manually rewind the clockwork apparatus each day.
After going through its share of growing pains, it now operates with clockwork efficiency.
We are now a bimonthly publication, coming out regular as clockwork six times a year.
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