function like clockwork

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Translation of function like clockwork from English into Dutch

Verbal expression

reliability

run smoothly, predictably, without problems
als een klok lopen als een goed geoliede machine lopen op rolletjes lopen
  • With regular maintenance, these machines function like clockwork all year.Met regelmatig onderhoud lopen deze machines het hele jaar door als een klok.
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Synonyms and analogies of function like clockwork in English

Examples of function like clockwork in a sentence

  • The festival schedule was tight, yet everything seemed to function like clockwork.

function like clockwork: Examples and translations in context

Everyone has preferences, and you have actively set up your phone to function like clockwork with personal preferences.

Iedereen heeft een voorkeur en jij hebt je telefoon ingesteld om snel te werken met persoonlijke voorkeuren.

When our patience is really tried it is with public bodies (authorities) who function like clockwork, that is, if they are "oiled".

Als ons geduld al echt op de proef wordt gesteld, dan is het in onze omgang met de autoriteiten, die alleen gesmeerd functioneren als ze ook "gesmeerd" worden.

Every Friday, my dad calls me after work like clockwork.

Elke vrijdag belt mijn vader me na zijn werk als een uurwerk.

Her cat shows up at the back door like clockwork at dinnertime.

Haar kat verschijnt als een uurwerk aan de achterdeur rond etenstijd.

Once the project plan was clear, every task progressed like clockwork.

Toen het projectplan duidelijk was, verliep elke taak als een trein.

After therapy, his sleep schedule finally works like clockwork again.

Na therapie loopt zijn slaappatroon eindelijk weer als een trein.

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