Synonyms for time bomb
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1. time bomb, ticking bombnoun

   a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed

   "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off"

   Synonyms:
   ticking bomb, infernal machine

2. time bomb, infernal machinenoun

   a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time

   Synonyms:
   ticking bomb, infernal machine

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1. Chandrasekhar Sripada:

   India is sitting on a time bomb, there will be social unrest if it cannot create enough employment in a relatively short period of time.

2. Arthur L Caplan:

   The use of fetuses as organ and tissue donors is a ticking time bomb of bioethics.

3. Sharon Allen:

   These are mentally unstable people and there's not enough nurses, we do have a ticking time bomb.

4. Luo Shuhui:

   I just want an answer from the government, are the officials corrupt, or what? Why did they build a hazardous chemical warehouse near our home without telling us? Who would want to live next to a ticking time bomb? No one!

5. Speaker McCarthy:

   Without exaggeration American debt is a ticking time bomb that will detonate unless we take serious responsible action. Yet, how has President Biden reacted to this issue? He has done nothing. So in my view, and I think the rest of America, it’s irresponsible.