time bomb
noun
1
: a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time
2
: something with a potentially dangerous or detrimental delayed reaction
Examples of time bomb in a Sentence
He's a time bomb getting ready to explode.
If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb.
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Directed by Moses from a screenplay he co-wrote with Federico Sargentone and Katja Horvat, the film follows protagonist Ham, who wakes up with a time bomb on his chest.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Ignoring deforestation is a ticking time bomb for coffee companies, which stand to see production decrease and prices increase in an increasingly hot and dry world.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Appointing Mandelson was a time bomb, and the prime minister planted it.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Ignoring deforestation is a ticking time bomb for coffee companies, which stand to see production decrease and prices increase in an increasingly hot and dry world.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Appointing Mandelson was a time bomb, and the prime minister planted it.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time bomb
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“Time bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20bomb. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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