time bomb

/ˈtaɪm bɒm/

Tradução: Situação, dispositivo ou estado que provavelmente se tornará perigoso ou problemático no futuro, frequentemente com uma sensação de urgência ou inevitabilidade.

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/ˈtaɪm bɒm/B2informal

Ситуация, устройство или состояние, которое, вероятно, станет опасным или проблематичным в будущем, часто с ощущением срочности или неизбежности.
Situación, dispositivo o estado que probablemente se volverá peligroso o problemático en el futuro, a menudo con una sensación de urgencia o inevitabilidad.
Situation, dispositif ou état qui risque fort de devenir dangereux ou problématique à l'avenir, souvent avec un sentiment d'urgence ou d'inéluctabilité.
Eine Situation, ein Gerät oder ein Zustand, der wahrscheinlich in der Zukunft gefährlich oder problematisch wird, oft mit einem Gefühl von Dringlichkeit oder Unvermeidbarkeit.
Situação, dispositivo ou estado que provavelmente se tornará perigoso ou problemático no futuro, frequentemente com uma sensação de urgência ou inevitabilidade.
指一种可能在未来变得危险或造成问题的局势、装置或状态，常带有紧迫感或不可避免的感觉；也指定时炸弹这种爆炸装置。
قنبلة موقوتة: جهاز أو وضع أو حالة يُرجَّح أن تصبح خطيرة أو مشكلة في المستقبل، وغالبًا ما يصحبها إحساس بالإلحاح أو الحتمية.

A situation, device, or condition that is likely to become dangerous or problematic in the future, often with a sense of urgency or inevitability.

Explosive deviceB1formal
A bomb that is set to explode at a specific time.
Bomba-relógio
- The police defused a time bomb found in the building.
- The terrorists planted a time bomb in the crowded market.
- The bomb squad safely removed the time bomb before it detonated.
Dangerous situationB2informal
A situation that is likely to become dangerous or problematic in the future.
Bomba-relógio
- The company's financial problems are a ticking time bomb.
- The unresolved conflict between the two groups is a time bomb.
- Ignoring climate change is like sitting on a time bomb.