| time bomb n. 1. A bomb with a detonating mechanism that can be set for a particular time. 2. Something that threatens to have an abruptly disastrous outcome in the future. |
time bomb
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(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a bomb containing a timing mechanism that determines the time at which it will detonate
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| Noun | 1. |  time 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"situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
| 2. | time bomb - a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
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