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Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) Of an event or process, without any problems.
Thanks to the previous experience of the chief performers, to careful preparation and rehearsal, and to perfect weather conditions, they watched in breath-bated silence the spectacle of the huge bulk moving without a hitch into position over the temporary pier caps on which it settled as water ballast was admitted to the pontoons.
1959 May 14, L. T. C. Rolt, “Centenary of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash”, in Railway Magazine, page 310:So far Mr. Martindale's journey had been without a hitch
1908, Herbert Strang, Samba: A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo:Lima beans blend into recipes without a hitch.
2025 February 3, Andrew Gray, “7 Tasty Green Peas Substitutes: Explore New Flavors”, in CooksCrafter:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without, hitch.
The truck he'd bought was without a hitch.
Translations (17)
hu zökkenőmentesen (without any problems) · pl bez zarzutu (without any problems) · uk без збоїв (without any problems) · uk без проблем (without any problems) · uk гладесенько (without any problems) · hu gond/nehézség/fennakadás/zökkenő nélkül (without any problems) · es sin problemas/contratiempos/percances/complicaciones/menoscabo (without any problems) · de wie am Schnürchen (without any problems) · fr sans aucun problème (without any problems) · uk гладко (without any problems) · hu simán (without any problems) · sv gå som på räls (without any problems) · el χωρίς πρόβλημα (without any problems) · uk як по маслу (without any problems) · ckb بێ گرێ (without any problems) · kmr bê girê (without any problems) · ca com una seda (without any problems)