Thesaurus results for TIME BOMB

time bomb

noun

Definition of time bomb next

as in volcano

a potentially explosive place or situation the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb

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Recent Examples of time bomb This is on top of the major cyber espionage against nine telecom companies, against hacking of U.S. infrastructure that incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said was planting cyber time bombs in U.S. infrastructure. —

CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025 There were some curious selection decisions, not least persisting with the ticking time bomb that is Wout Faes and broadly ignoring Ricardo Pereira. —

Nick Miller, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 And Waves, the Czech ticking time bomb historical thriller, audience award winner at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, won over the Academy. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 The obesity epidemic is a ticking time bomb, and the current system of trial and error isn't cutting it. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time bomb