time bombs
Ticking delayed charges
Time bombs are explosive devices designed to detonate at a preset time, used in assassinations, terrorism, and warfare.
Figuratively, a time bomb is any situation likely to become disastrous: The pension crisis is a time bomb waiting to explode.
In computing, time bombs are malicious code triggered to activate on a specific date.
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- powder kegVolatile, dangerous situation
- fuseProtective melting wire
- trip wireConcealed activating filament
- explosionViolent burst of energy
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