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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Meanwhile commercial real estate is a bit of a ticking time bomb, with everyone working from home.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The 76-year-old actor and former Governor of California shared a photograph from recovery, including a sight gag about his new pacemaker, depicted as a cartoon-esque time bomb.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
An innovation that initially looked capable of reducing fossil-fuel consumption while also helping farmers prosper is rapidly turning into an environmental time bomb.
—Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
That compares with a fertility rate of 1.8 in neighboring France where President Emmanuel Macron recently fretted that the country needs to take action against a demographic time bomb.
—Alessandra Migliaccio, Fortune Europe, 11 Mar. 2024
The government’s efforts to address this demographic time bomb are becoming more and more absurd.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The headline on my inaugural Golden State column asked whether our aging population was an opportunity or a ticking time bomb.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
The reality organizations face is like a ticking time bomb: as cybercriminals grow more sophisticated, the frequency and severity of attacks escalate, leaving a deeper impact than ever before.
—James Hadley, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
There's a ticking time bomb hanging over Nathan Brown's head.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023
Brett Owens, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The 76-year-old actor and former Governor of California shared a photograph from recovery, including a sight gag about his new pacemaker, depicted as a cartoon-esque time bomb.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
An innovation that initially looked capable of reducing fossil-fuel consumption while also helping farmers prosper is rapidly turning into an environmental time bomb.
—Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
That compares with a fertility rate of 1.8 in neighboring France where President Emmanuel Macron recently fretted that the country needs to take action against a demographic time bomb.
—Alessandra Migliaccio, Fortune Europe, 11 Mar. 2024
The government’s efforts to address this demographic time bomb are becoming more and more absurd.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The headline on my inaugural Golden State column asked whether our aging population was an opportunity or a ticking time bomb.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
The reality organizations face is like a ticking time bomb: as cybercriminals grow more sophisticated, the frequency and severity of attacks escalate, leaving a deeper impact than ever before.
—James Hadley, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
There's a ticking time bomb hanging over Nathan Brown's head.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023
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“Time bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20bomb. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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