Synonyms of goes like clockwork

goes like clockwork

phrase

present tense third-person singular of go like clockwork

as in succeeds

to turn out as planned or desired

Once we figured out what to do, the job went like clockwork.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeds
• goes
• goes over
• comes off
• works out
• bears fruit
• catches fire
• clicks
• delivers the goods
• pans out
• does the trick
• delivers
• flourishes
• catches on
• thrives
• prospers
• cooks
• percolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• founders
• fails
• strikes out
• washes out
• bombs
• folds
• misses
• collapses
• flops
• struggles
• flunks
• languishes
• flounders
• declines
• slips
• skids
• goes under
• wanes
• slumps
• falls down
• sinks
• craters
• crumbles
• crashes
• cracks up
• chokes
• misfires
• flames out
• miscarries
• implodes
• self-destructs