Definition of TIME BOMB

Examples of time bomb in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples on the Web Alfredo Ortiz: If ObamaCare is an economic time bomb, Medicare for All would be a nuclear explosion. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Manafort trial to test Mueller probe; Trump open to Iran meeting with 'no preconditions'," 31 July 2018 So two of the underlying causes of the Fort Hood massacre five years ago — unarmed warriors, and unidentified human time bombs — are still with us. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 19 Dec. 2019 Does it take a conscious effort to find the ticking time bombs of microaggressions in a company’s culture? — Fortune, "Microaggressions Could Lead to a Blowup in Your Company," 17 Dec. 2019 Al-Hol, Syria — A sprawling refugee camp in northeast Syria is described as a breeding ground for ISIS and a ticking time bomb. — Holly Williams, CBS News, "CBS News goes inside Syrian refugee camp filled with ISIS supporters," 19 Sep. 2019 No ticking time bombs were disarmed, no terrorist plots were foiled. — David Klion, The New Republic, "The Heavy Burden of The Report," 12 Dec. 2019 The Arctic permafrost, frozen soil that is chock full of carbon, is a ticking time bomb. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, "Global impacts of thawing Arctic permafrost may be imminent," 21 Oct. 2019 Brazil’s pension expenditures are already high compared with those of other countries, and a rapidly aging population makes the current system a ticking time bomb. — Rachel Gamarski, Washington Post, "Why the Future of Brazil’s Economy Rides on Pensions," 25 Oct. 2019 Clint Eastwood‘s latest movie appears to be a ticking time bomb of riveting suspense. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "Clint Eastwood probes 1996 Atlanta bombing in first Richard Jewell trailer," 3 Oct. 2019

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“Time bomb.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20bomb. Accessed 29 January 2020.