Definition of smooth-running in US English:
smooth-running
adjectiveˌsmuðˈrənɪŋˌsmo͞oT͟HˈrəniNG
Operating efficiently and without difficulties.
adequate preparation will decrease stress levels and make for a smooth-running show
don't expect your home life to be smooth-running one hundred percent of the time
Example sentencesExamples
- An efficient police force, would, for Woods, produce a smooth-running, equally efficient society.
- Newton was no mechanist and didn't see the universe as a smooth-running machine.
- They, too, only want to do what they feel is the minimum necessary for a smooth-running city.
- The collaboration of scientist and editor was not always smooth-running.
- Peterson works with trainees in units of about 50 platforms each, where interactivity is essential for smooth-running sessions in a stable learning environment.
- He developed a smooth-running constituency operation, ably assisted by his daughter, Norma, who is being groomed to succeed him in the next general election.
- In other words, the dismissal was not much more than a blip in the otherwise smooth-running system of parliamentary democracy.
- Each Guide is packed with ideas and inspiration for organising and promoting events with a comprehensive checklist for a smooth-running event.
- Yet it was some time before an effective, smooth-running logistics service had evolved.
- It was one of the most smooth-running teams of people I have ever had the pleasure to work with.