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Noun: time bomb  tIm bóm
  1. A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
    "India is a demographic time bomb";
    - ticking bomb
     
  2. A bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
    - infernal machine

Derived forms: time bombs

Type of: bomb, situation

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