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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed;
- Example: "India is a demographic time bomb"
- Example: "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off"
[syn: time bomb, ticking bomb]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ticking bomb
    n 1: 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" [syn: time bomb, ticking bomb]