time bomb

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.

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time bomb

Noun

1. a bomb containing a timing mechanism that is set so that the bomb will explode at a specified time

2. something that will have a large, often damaging, effect at a later date: the decline of the manufacturing industry is a political time bomb

Thesaurus

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" ticking bomb 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 infernal machine bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

Translations

time bomb n → bomba de relojería

time bomb n → bombe f à retardement

time bomb time n (also fig) → Zeitbombe f

time bomb n → bomba a orologeria