ticking time bomb

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nounticking time bomb (plural ticking time bombs)

Synonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).
Synonyms: time bomb

nounSynonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).

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