Betekenis van:
time bomb

time bomb
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • bom met tijdsafstelling
  • a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time

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time bomb
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
    "India is a demographic time bomb"

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. The bomb blew Tom's house to smithereens. Fortunately, he wasn't at home at the time.
    2. A time bomb went off in the airport killing thirteen people.
    3. Police rushed to the scene on the tip that a time bomb was planted.
    4. The current situation in the Middle East is a time bomb of tensions.