time bomb

English - Turkish

Definition of time bomb in English Turkish dictionary

Bu subatanlar saatli bombadırlar. - These sinkholes are time bombs.

Havaalanında bir saatli bomba patladı ve 13 kişi öldü. - A time bomb went off at the airport and killed 13 people.

Zaman ayarlı bomba gürültüyle patladı. - The time bomb exploded with a loud noise.

(Askeri) SAATLİ BOMBA: Belirli bir süre sonra patlaması için saate benzer bir tertibatla teçhiz edilmiş bomba

English - English

Definition of time bomb in English English dictionary: A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time; A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time; If you describe something as a time bomb, you mean that it is likely to have a serious effect on a person or situation at a later date, especially if you think it will cause a lot of damage. This proposal is a political time bomb that could cost the government the next election; A time bomb is a bomb with a mechanism that causes it to explode at a particular time; a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off; problem which is about to surface; program which is intended to stop working or to cause damage on a certain date (Computers)
time bombs: plural form of time bomb
time-bomb: Alternative spelling of time bomb
timebomb: Alternative spelling of time bomb
timebomb: {i} program which is designated to stop working or cause damage on a certain date (Computers)