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disaster waiting to happen

disaster waiting to happen noun: something potentially very dangerous or likely to fail.

Noun

disaster waiting to happen (plural disasters waiting to happen)

  1. Something potentially very dangerous or likely to fail.

Forms of disaster waiting to happen

pluraldisasters waiting to happen

Origin of disaster waiting to happen

Attested 1940s, apparently modeled after accident waiting to happen.

Questions about disaster waiting to happen

What does disaster waiting to happen mean?
Disaster waiting to happen means something potentially very dangerous or likely to fail.
What part of speech is disaster waiting to happen?
Disaster waiting to happen is a noun.
What is the plural of disaster waiting to happen?
The plural of disaster waiting to happen is disasters waiting to happen.

Words near disaster waiting to happen in the dictionary

  1. disaster movie
  2. disaster movies
  3. disaster tourism
  4. disaster tourist
  5. disaster tourists
  6. disaster waiting to happen
  7. Disaster Year
  8. disasterclass
  9. disasterclasses
  10. disasterless
  11. disasterly

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