TIME BOMB


Meaning of TIME BOMB in English

noun

1.

a bomb that can be set to explode at a particular time

2.

a situation that is likely to cause serious problems in the future :

Rising unemployment is a political time bomb for the government.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.