time bomb
noun
1
: a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time
2
: something with a potentially dangerous or detrimental delayed reaction
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.
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Ignoring deforestation is a ticking time bomb for coffee companies, which stand to see production decrease and prices increase in an increasingly hot and dry world.
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Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Appointing Mandelson was a time bomb, and the prime minister planted it.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Face masks, the protective gear used by billions across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, are turning into an environmental time bomb.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
For much of the film, that enticing idea undergirds the main plot line like a ticking time bomb.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Appointing Mandelson was a time bomb, and the prime minister planted it.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Face masks, the protective gear used by billions across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, are turning into an environmental time bomb.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
For much of the film, that enticing idea undergirds the main plot line like a ticking time bomb.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time bomb
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“Time bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20bomb. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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