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ticking bomb

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Noun1.ticking bomb - a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressedticking bomb - 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"
time bomb
situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
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The governments in Israel and the Palestinian Territories must defuse the ticking bomb by legitimizing greater choice of religious convictions.
Freedom of religion for mutual survival by Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says opium production in Afghanistan has fallen two years running, with poppy cultivation lately down 22 percent, but warns that drug stockpiles were a ticking bomb in the war-torn country.
US rewards Afghans with 38.7 million dollars in drug fight by AFP / AFP American Edition
Opium production in Afghanistan has fallen for a second year with poppy cultivation down 22 percent, the UN said in a report last month, while warning that drug stockpiles were a ticking bomb in the war-torn country.
Afghan, US forces seize 50 tonnes of opium, kill 17 Taliban: official by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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