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Time bomb
time bomb
also time-bomb (time bombs) 1. A time bomb is a bomb with a mechanism that causes it to explode at a particular time. N-COUNT 2. If you describe something as a time bomb, you mean that it is likely to have a serious effect on a person or situation at a later date, especially if you think it will cause a lot of damage. This proposal is a political time bomb that could cost the government the next election... N-COUNT: oft adj N
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noun Date: 1893 1. a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time 2. something with a potentially dangerous or detrimental delayed reaction ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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~ n 1 a bomb that is set to explode at a particular time 2 a situation that is likely to become a very serious problem (the time bomb of youth unemployment) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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