go smoothly — to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡoʊ ˈsmuːðli/
Example Sentences
- My diet plan was going smoothly until I discovered pizza delivery at 2 AM.
- The wedding ceremony went smoothly, except for the groom forgetting the bride's name.
- The project is going smoothly thanks to good teamwork.
go smoothly
VERB[/ɡoʊ ˈsmuːðli/]
to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications
💡 Concept
to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications
🎵 Rhyme
Present coolly, and things will truly go smoothly!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɡoʊ ˈsmuːðli/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡəʊ ˈsmuːðli/
🌳Etymology
Rootsmooth
Suffix--ly
🎵Rhyme
trulydulycoolly
truly
duly
coolly
🔗Collocations
things go smoothly
meeting went smoothly
operation goes smoothly
plan goes smoothly
everything goes smoothly
go smoothly as planned
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My diet plan was going smoothly until I discovered pizza delivery at 2 AM.”
😄 Fun example
“The wedding ceremony went smoothly, except for the groom forgetting the bride's name.”
“The project is going smoothly thanks to good teamwork.”
“Traffic is going smoothly on the highway today.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
go wellproceed smoothlyrun smoothlywork out finego according to plan
Antonyms
go wronggo badlyencounter problems
Related
smoothlywithout a hitchseamlesslyeffortlessly
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