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time bomb

noun

Definition of time bomb next

as in volcano

a potentially explosive place or situation the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb

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Recent Examples of time bomb But Biden and his team should emphasize that a road map away from the ticking time bomb of absolute monarchy is the only way to ensure both the stability of Saudi Arabia and the survival of its royal family. —

Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2021 Amid all the Niners’ terrible special teams play, this is a ticking time bomb. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024 Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal community in the Los Angeles area, could be described as a geological ticking time bomb. —

Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024 California ‘Tectonic time bomb:’ Mapping where massive California earthquakes cause the most shaking, destruction Dec. 17, 2019 Certainly, there have been a few earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater in the last three decades that brought damage to California. —

Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time bomb