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. 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.

2. Simone Biles:

   All we can do at this point is have faith that theyll have our backs, theyll do the right thing, but at the end of the day its just a ticking time bomb. Well see. Its a waiting game.

3. Sharon Allen:

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

4. Arthur L Caplan:

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

5. Kitso Mokaila:

   Tell me, why would you have an asset that has no value ? That is the fundamental question. If people are to look after our wildlife, there must be a value attached to it. Otherwise, we are sitting on a ticking time-bomb.