without a hitch

prepositional phrase

Of an event or process, without any problems.

“The truck he'd bought was without a hitch.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalOf an event or process, without any problems.

    Lima beans blend into recipes without a hitch.

    2025 February 3, Andrew Gray, “7 Tasty Green Peas Substitutes: Explore New Flavors”, in CooksCrafter
    2 more examples

    So far Mr. Martindale's journey had been without a hitch

    1908, Herbert Strang, Samba: A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo

    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 28, L. T. C. Rolt, “Centenary of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash”, in Railway Magazine, page 310
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without, hitch.

    The truck he'd bought was without a hitch.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
like clockworkswimmingly

Translations

Catalan com una seda
  • com una sedawithout any problems
French sans aucun problème
  • sans aucun problèmewithout any problems
German wie am Schnürchen
  • wie am Schnürchenwithout any problems
Greek χωρίς πρόβλημα
  • χωρίς πρόβλημα (chorís próvlima)without any problems
Hungarian zökkenőmentesen, simán
  • zökkenőmentesenwithout any problems
  • simánwithout any problems
  • gond/nehézség/fennakadás/zökkenő nélkülwithout any problems
Polish bez zarzutu
  • bez zarzutuwithout any problems
Spanish sin problemas/contratiempos/percances/complicaciones/menoscabo
  • sin problemas/contratiempos/percances/complicaciones/menoscabowithout any problems
Swedish gå som på räls
  • gå som på rälswithout any problems
Ukrainian як по маслу, гладесенько
  • як по маслу (jak po maslu)without any problems
  • гладесенько (hladesenʹko)without any problems
  • гладко (hladko)without any problems
  • без проблемwithout any problems
  • без збоїв (bez zbojiv)without any problems
Cite this entry
APA

without a hitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20a%20hitch

MLA

“without a hitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20a%20hitch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “without a hitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20a%20hitch.

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