順調(じゅんちょう)

順調(じゅんちょう) describes things proceeding well, as planned, without problems. The kanji combine 順(じゅん) (order, smooth) + 調(ちょう) (condition, tone).

Forms

• 順調(じゅんちょう)な + noun: smooth/favorable ~
• 順調(じゅんちょう)に + verb: smoothly, favorably
• 順調(じゅんちょう)だ: is going well

Common collocations

• 順調(じゅんちょう)に進(すす)む: to proceed smoothly
• 順調(じゅんちょう)に回復(かいふく)する: to recover well
• 順調(じゅんちょう)な滑(すべ)り出(だ)し: smooth start
• 順調(じゅんちょう)な成長(せいちょう): steady growth
• 順調(じゅんちょう)に育(そだ)つ: to grow up well

Similar words

• 不調(ふちょう): poor condition, slump (antonym)
• 好調(こうちょう): in good form, going well (near-synonym, often used for personal performance)