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tick·ing bomb

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  1. time bomb, ticking bombnoun

    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"

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  1. ticking bomb

    A ticking bomb refers to a situation or issue that is potentially disastrous, dangerous or harmful if not handled immediately or properly. It often implies an escalating problem that could have severe consequences, serving as a metaphor to denote the anticipation of a negative event, crisis, conflict or catastrophe which could occur at any moment if not defused or resolved timely. This phrase is derived from the metaphor of a literal bomb that ticks down to explosion.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ticking bomb in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ticking bomb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ticking bomb in a Sentence

  1. Livia Firth:

    Sustainability is about corporations or their investors asking themselves this question: What is the impact of environmental degradation, human rights violations or corruption on investment outcome for shareholders, if you make an investment and you fail to consider these issues, you are investing in a ticking bomb and at some point that bomb is going to explode.


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