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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The effort, which didn’t bear fruit, has been a big drag on Netflix’s stock of late.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
That means the investment being made into the roster’s youngsters needs to bear fruit at some point in the final 12 games, producing a win.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

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