time fuse

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Other matters also have a short time fuse.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2020

Then the time fuse would ignite the incendiaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

At week's end, as near as spotters could judge, the score was one direct hit, one dud, one hit with a time fuse that had yet to explode.

From Time Magazine Archive

What is your first and last step when using a time fuse?

From Time Magazine Archive

S'pose there's a time fuse lit when it's a human listening, like a stick of Tom and Jerry dynamite?

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell