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Noun: ticking bomb
  1. A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
    "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off";
    - time bomb

Derived forms: ticking bombs

Type of: situation

Encyclopedia: Ticking bomb

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