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

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time bomb n → bomba a orologeria

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blitz bomb infernal machine noise reversal situation ticking bomb time			He added, "And if we're calling the Roumieh prison a time bomb, then what about the bigger prison which spans over 10,452 kilometers? Lebanon-prisons by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon) So we're giving away 100 Smart Balm Eye Creams, worth nearly pounds 20 each, from Lulu's very own Time Bomb collection. WIN pounds 2000 OF LULU'S EYE CREAMS; 100 LUCKY WINNERS by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) But before that I felt that something was stirring up, I felt it was a ticking time bomb to be honest. STAR WARY OF TICKING TIME BOMB by The Mirror (London, England)			timberland timberline Timberling timberman timberwork timberyard timbre timbrel Timbreled timbrology timbromania Timbuctoo Timbuktu Timburine time time and a half time and again time and frequency standard time and motion expert time and motion study time and time again Time ball Time bargain time being time bill time bomb Time book time capsule time charter time clock time code time constant time deposit time deposit account Time detector time difference time dilation time draft Time enough time exposure time frame Time fuse time fuze time immemorial time interval time lag time lapse photography time limit time loan time lock time machine			Time bargains time base time base Time Base Error time base generator time base generator Time Base Read Upper Time Base Unit Time Base Write Lower Time Based Image Time Based License Time Based Notification Time Based Service Manager time bases Time Bearing Elevation Range Doppler Time Bearing Recorder time being Time Between Failures Time Between Maintenance Actions Time Between Opportunities Time between Order Time between overhaul Time Between Overhauls Time between Replacement time between scheduled maintenance time bill time bomb Time bomb (disambiguation) Time bomb (explosive) Time bomb (explosive) Time bomb (explosive) time bombs time bombs time bombs Time book Time Book Systems time break Time Broadband Services Private Limited Time Broadcast Pulse Time Brokerage Agreement Time Budget Time Calibration Certificate Time capsul Time capsul time capsule time capsule time capsule time capsules time capsules Time Capture Time card Time card Time Card Record Definition Time Cards Time change Time Change Item time chart

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