TIME BOMB


Meaning of TIME BOMB in English

ˈtime bomb BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . a bomb that is set to explode at a particular time

2 . a situation that is likely to become a very serious problem:

Cutting down the rainforest is an environmental time bomb.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.