Synonyms of going like clockwork

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeding
• going over
• going
• working out
• coming off
• bearing fruit
• clicking
• catching fire
• delivering the goods
• doing the trick
• panning out
• delivering
• catching on
• flourishing
• prospering
• thriving
• cooking
• percolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• striking out
• washing out
• failing
• missing
• folding
• collapsing
• bombing
• struggling
• flopping
• foundering
• languishing
• flunking
• declining
• slipping
• floundering
• waning
• sinking
• going under
• crumbling
• falling down
• skidding
• slumping
• crashing
• flaming out
• choking
• cratering
• cracking up
• misfiring
• imploding
• miscarrying
• self-destructing