English

Alternative forms

• timebomb
• time-bomb

Noun

time bomb ‎(plural time bombs)

1. A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time.
2. (computing) A program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date and/or time.
3. (by extension) A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time.

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