English Explanatory Dictionary

accident waiting to happen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.

Pronunciation

en-au-accident waiting to happen.ogg

Word forms

accident waiting to happen accidents waiting to happen

Etymology

Attested 1930s.

Related words

court disaster -in-waiting time bomb trainwreck in slow motion

Derived words

disaster waiting to happen waiting to happen
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