noun
a phrase used to describe something that happens with regularity and precision
adverb
in a regular and precise manner, like the regularity of a clock's movement
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The train arrived at the station like clockwork, precisely at 9:00 am.
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Every morning, she shows up to work at 8:30 like clockwork.
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My grandma's cookies are so good, they disappear like clockwork whenever she bakes them.
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His routine was so predictable, it was like clockwork in how he went about his day.