time bomb
1 a bomb designed to explode at a preset time.
2 a developing and problematic situation which will eventually become dangerous if not addressed: the demographic time bomb.
(ODE)
Η μεταφορική «βραδυφλεγής βόμβα» θα μπορούσε να είναι και delayed-action bomb, αλλά χρησιμοποιούμε πιο συχνά την ωρολογιακή.
He also said that the demographic problem (declining population) would not be allowed to become a "time bomb" at the foundations of social insurance.
Ποιος το είπε αυτό;
http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=2&folder=322&article=8177
1 a bomb designed to explode at a preset time.
2 a developing and problematic situation which will eventually become dangerous if not addressed: the demographic time bomb.
(ODE)
Η μεταφορική «βραδυφλεγής βόμβα» θα μπορούσε να είναι και delayed-action bomb, αλλά χρησιμοποιούμε πιο συχνά την ωρολογιακή.
He also said that the demographic problem (declining population) would not be allowed to become a "time bomb" at the foundations of social insurance.
Ποιος το είπε αυτό;
http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=2&folder=322&article=8177