time bomb
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nounDefinition of TIME BOMB
1
: a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time
2
: something with a potentially dangerous or detrimental delayed reaction
See Examples of TIME BOMB
- He's a time bomb getting ready to explode.
- If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb.
First Known Use of TIME BOMB
1893
Related to TIME BOMB
- Synonyms
- flash point, powder keg, tinderbox, volcano
Rhymes with TIME BOMB
A-bomb, aplomb, ashram, bee balm, buzz bomb, car bomb, Ceram, cheongsam, coulomb, Coulomb, dive-bomb, dot-com, EPROM, firebomb, grande dame, H-bomb, imam, Islam, Long Tom, napalm, nizam, noncom, oil palm, phenom, pogrom, pom-pom, réclame, rhabdom, salaam, sitcom, skip bomb, Songnam, stink bomb, tam-tam, therefrom, tom-tom, wax palm, wherefrom, wigwam
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