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English Idiom: Like clockwork
Japanese trains run on time; they are very rarely late or delayed.
For this reason, we can say that Japanese trains run like clockwork.
When things work smoothly together without problems or delays, they operate like clockwork.
A good clock or watch is never wrong.
A clock needs to work regularly and be dependable.
When you look at a traditional mechanical clock or watch—not a digital one, but one with hundreds of moving pieces—you’ll notice that they all move in sync, working seamlessly together.
Everything moves smoothly in a mechanical clock with no delay or trouble.
Once again, Japanese trains run regularly and are dependable, so we can say they run like clockwork.
We can use this idiom for people, too.
If a person eats breakfast at the same time every day, goes to work at the same time, eats supper at the same time, and watches TV at the same time, etc., they live their lives like clockwork.
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