"A (ticking) time bomb" nghĩa là gì?

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Building in the Bund - 汇丰控股有限公司 外滩. Photo courtesy Juan Llanos.

'A (ticking) time bomb' nghĩa là người, vật hay tình huống mà có thể gây ra hiểm họa, hậu quả thảm khốc vào bất kỳ lúc nào (a person, thing, or situation that can at any moment cause much havoc or result in a disastrous outcome); quả bom nổ chậm.

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Britain is facing a public health “time bomb” as children as young as five fall victim to Type 2 Diabetes.

Italy's growing debt crisis risks being a "ticking time bomb" that could tear the Eurozone apart, a political expert has said.

Autonomous Research, the research firm focused on the financial sector, is warning of a ticking time bomb in China's shadow financial system.

Unsafe working conditions in the heart of Britain’s textiles industry are a “ticking time bomb” preventing the ­return of manufacturing from offshore, according to two top fashion chief ­executives.

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