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English noun: time bomb | |||
| 1. | time bomb (state) a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed | ||
| Samples | India is a demographic time bomb. The refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off. | ||
| Synonyms | ticking bomb | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | situation | ||
| 2. | time bomb (artifact) a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time | ||
| Synonyms | infernal machine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bomb | ||
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