be as regular as clockwork



be as regular as clockwork

To happen at predictable intervals. My daughter starts crying every night at bedtime—it's as regular as clockwork.
See also: clockwork, regular

be as regular as clockwork

if something is as regular as clockwork, it happens at exactly regular times Her letters arrived every week, regular as clockwork.
See also: clockwork, regular

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Obdulia-Spanish
Mairenn-Irish
LexusLEKS-əsEnglish
Chifuniro-Southern African, Chewa
Gytha-English (Archaic)
HavilahHAV-i-lə (English)Biblical