time bomb

Noun
  1. A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed (synset 113967148)
    "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off"
    is a type of: situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
    same as: ticking bomb
  2. A bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time (synset 104443966)
    is a type of: bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
    same as: infernal machine

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