time-bomb

Nouns

  • (n) a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
    • India is a demographic time bomb
    • the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off
    ticking bomb,
  • (n) a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time infernal machine,

Synonyms

ticking bomb infernal machine

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