Explore Timebomb through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Timebomb in a sentence
Timebomb meaning
Alternative form of time bomb.
Using Timebomb
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of time bomb.
Context around Timebomb
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Timebomb
- In this selection, "timebomb" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ticking, mortgages and emotional stand out and add context to how "timebomb" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mortgages timebomb had now and a ticking timebomb. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "timebomb" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with timebomb
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Feedback on “Doctors warn that extending free GP care to under-8s is 'putting pressure on a timebomb'”. (18 words)
The timebomb is set to go off on December 14, after which those builds will no longer work. (18 words)
Mr Lewis, who met Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday ahead of the announcement, had already warned that a mortgages “timebomb” had now “exploded” in the UK. (26 words)
As part of the verbal exchange between Jones and Warren Gatland on Thursday the Wales head coach singled out England’s Kyle Sinckler, describing the tighthead prop as an “emotional timebomb” after he was involved in flashpoints against Ireland and France. (41 words)
Hospital roofs admitting that “30 buildings at 20 different hospitals run by 18 individual NHS trusts” have at least one roof built with a type of cheap concrete that has been labelled “a ticking timebomb”. (35 words)
Mr Lewis, who met Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday ahead of the announcement, had already warned that a mortgages “timebomb” had now “exploded” in the UK. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
Hospital roofs admitting that “30 buildings at 20 different hospitals run by 18 individual NHS trusts” have at least one roof built with a type of cheap concrete that has been labelled “a ticking timebomb”.
Mr Lewis, who met Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday ahead of the announcement, had already warned that a mortgages “timebomb” had now “exploded” in the UK.
As part of the verbal exchange between Jones and Warren Gatland on Thursday the Wales head coach singled out England’s Kyle Sinckler, describing the tighthead prop as an “emotional timebomb” after he was involved in flashpoints against Ireland and France.
Feedback on “Doctors warn that extending free GP care to under-8s is 'putting pressure on a timebomb'”.
The timebomb is set to go off on December 14, after which those builds will no longer work.
This apparently throwaway scene acts as a timebomb, which detonates at the centre of the novel when Pompey visits Germany as the Nazis are gaining power.