clockwork precision
Like Swiss movements
Clockwork precision describes extreme accuracy and regularity, like the gears of a well-made clock that tick at exactly the same interval.
The phrase emphasizes mechanical reliability—actions performed with clockwork precision happen on schedule, without variation or error: The trains arrived with clockwork precision.
Often used admiringly for systems or people who operate with perfect consistency.
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- precision engineeringManufacturing requiring extreme accuracy
- like clockworkWith precise regularity
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
cogs · inner workings · ticking · tick tock · Swiss · Swiss made · watchmaker · intricate · meticulous · finely tuned · automaton · springs · wound · timing · regulated · synchronized · military precision · flawless
clockwork precisionrandomness
Lack of predictable pattern
erratic behavior · unpredictability · irregularity · fitfulness · inconsistency
clockwork precisionsloppiness
Lack of neatness
imprecision · inaccuracy · carelessness · inexactness · clumsiness
clock, clocks, clocked, clocking, clockwise, clockmaker, works, worked, working