GO LIKE CLOCKWORK Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

go like clockwork

phrase

as in succeed

to turn out as planned or desired Once we figured out what to do, the job went like clockwork.

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bear fruit

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During a call with analysts, management argued that the creative shake-up would eventually bear fruit.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
The Constitution planted the seeds, and some of those seeds didn’t bear fruit for some time.

— Sarah Gordon, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

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