ticking bomb ticking • ticking work · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · ticking bomb · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed. Synonyms: time bomb, ticking bomb. Examples: "India is a demographic time bomb." "The refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · time bomb · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074