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
Mehitabelmi-HIT-ə-bel (English), mee-HIT-ə-bel (English)Biblical
Lara (1)LAHR-ə (English), LAH-rah (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
Fungai-Southern African, Shona
MyrgjÖL-Ancient Scandinavian
ReaganRAY-gənEnglish, Irish
Adina (1)-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Hebrew