time bomb
noun
1
: a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time
2
: something with a potentially dangerous or detrimental delayed reaction
Examples of time bomb in a Sentence
He's a time bomb getting ready to explode.
If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb.
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The ticking sound in capitals around the world is a demographic time bomb – of a sort unimaginable only a couple of generations ago.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Is a crisis inevitable? DC: One thing that is perhaps comforting is that there’s no ticking time bomb.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, any machine powered by a lithium-ion battery could potentially be a miniature time bomb and, therefore, is now suspect.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
But Biden and his team should emphasize that a road map away from the ticking time bomb of absolute monarchy is the only way to ensure both the stability of Saudi Arabia and the survival of its royal family.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2021
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Is a crisis inevitable? DC: One thing that is perhaps comforting is that there’s no ticking time bomb.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, any machine powered by a lithium-ion battery could potentially be a miniature time bomb and, therefore, is now suspect.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
But Biden and his team should emphasize that a road map away from the ticking time bomb of absolute monarchy is the only way to ensure both the stability of Saudi Arabia and the survival of its royal family.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2021
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“Time bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20bomb. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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