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ticking time bombs

ticking time bombs is the plural of ticking time bomb.

Meaning of ticking time bomb

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

Questions about ticking time bombs

What is ticking time bombs the plural of?
Ticking time bombs is the plural of ticking time bomb.

Words near ticking time bombs in the dictionary

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

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