Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: time bomb  tIm bóm
  1. A bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
    "The police defused the time bomb before it could detonate";
    - infernal machine
     
  2. A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
    "India is a demographic time bomb";
    - ticking bomb

Derived forms: time bombs

Type of: bomb, situation

Encyclopedia: Time bomb