tickety-boo
Going just fine
Tickety-boo means everything is fine, in good order, satisfactory.
The word is British, cheerful, and somewhat old-fashioned: Everything's tickety-boo.
It often appears when someone wants to sound reassuringly upbeat about a situation.
UK-specific vocabulary term
- colloquialismCasual conversational expression
- cheerioInformal British parting
- blimeyBritish surprise interjection
- chuffedBritish slang for pleased
gobsmacked · pukka · smashing · brilliant · lovely · jolly good · sorted · hunky-dory
Britishism
UK-specific vocabulary term
- colloquialismCasual conversational expression
- cheerioInformal British parting
- blimeyBritish surprise interjection
chuffed · gobsmacked · pukka · smashing · brilliant · lovely · jolly good · sorted · hunky-dory · right-o
fine
Acceptable in quality
perfect · ideal · excellent · superb · marvelous · top-notch · first-rate · A-OK · hunky-dory · ship-shape
shipshape
Orderly and neat
- spick-and-spanCompletely clean and orderly
- neatOrderly, or undiluted
- tidyFree from clutter
organized · in order · sorted · well-kept · trim · proper · correct · on track · under control · in good shape
tickety-boobroken
Damaged beyond function
malfunctioning · out of order · kaput · on the fritz · haywire
boot, ticket, tickets, ticker, ticketing, booted, booting, bootstrap