When something is going smoothly or proceeding quickly.
Tickety-boo
Example Sentences
"It was absolutely Tickety-boo!"
"That's a bit Tickety-boo, isn't it?"
Etymology & History
British fine, okay. British satisfaction expression from 1930s. 'All tickety-boo' British satisfactory. Middle-class British approval. Possibly Hindi British India origin. Reflects British colonial vocabulary adoption.
Word Details
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Region
General British
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Era
Interwar Period
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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