like clock-work

clock·work

[klok-wurk]
noun
1.
the mechanism of a clock.
2.
any mechanism similar to that of a clock.
3.
like clockwork, with perfect regularity or precision: The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork.

Origin:
1620–30; clock1 + work

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clockwork (ˈklɒkˌwɜːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Word Origin & History

clockwork
1660s, "mechanism of a clock," from clock + work. Fig. sense of "anything of unvarying regularity" is recorded earlier (1620s).
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