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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This is also the time to thin out crowded canes and remove any that are too weak to bear fruit.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
And for Dobnak, a chance to nurture a lifelong dream that hadn’t begun to bear fruit.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

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