going like clockwork

phrase

present participle of go like clockwork
as in succeeding
to turn out as planned or desired Once we figured out what to do, the job went like clockwork.

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bearing fruit
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  • Our work with one of our long-standing partners, InVideo, is bearing fruit.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The reversal comes after Milei repeatedly touted declining poverty as evidence that his free-market economic overhaul was bearing fruit.
    — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of bearing fruit
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“Going like clockwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20like%20clockwork. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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