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ticking time bomb

ticking time bomb noun: synonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).

Noun

ticking time bomb (plural ticking time bombs)

  1. Synonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).
    Synonyms:
    time bomb

Synonyms of ticking time bomb

Forms of ticking time bomb

pluralticking time bombs

Questions about ticking time bomb

What does ticking time bomb mean?
Ticking time bomb means synonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).
What part of speech is ticking time bomb?
Ticking time bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of ticking time bomb?
The plural of ticking time bomb is ticking time bombs.

Words near ticking time bomb in the dictionary

  1. ticking down
  2. ticking off
  3. ticking on
  4. ticking over
  5. ticking past
  6. ticking time bomb
  7. ticking time bombs
  8. ticking-off
  9. ticking-over
  10. tickings
  11. tickings-off

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