time bomb

Example Sentences

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After enjoying exceptional tax-deferred growth over the past decade, many retirees now view their individual retirement accounts as tax time bombs.

From Barron's

Maybe I could just stay here in this chair and life would go on as though Elliot wasn’t holding a ticking time bomb.

From Literature

In other words, this was a time bomb waiting to go off.

From BBC

But being around them is a ticking time bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal

He likens the court documents on top of his desk to a time bomb that he refuses to touch.

From The Wall Street Journal