| NOUN | state | time bomb, ticking bomb | a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed |
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| artifact | time bomb, infernal machine | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
| Meaning | A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed. | |
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| Example | "India is a demographic time bomb" | |
| Synonym | ticking bomb | |
| Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
| Meaning | A bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time. | |
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| Synonym | infernal machine | |
| Broader | bomb | An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
| Spanish | bomba de relojería | |
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