timebomb
英国では一世帯あたりの負債が、1０年前の２倍にあたる５４万ポンド、全体での負債は143万兆ポンドにのぼることが判明しました。
timebombと聞きますと「時限爆弾」を想起しますが文中では第二語義の「＜＜後日の＞＞危険をはらんだ情勢.」（『リーダーズ英和 第２版』研究社）の意になります。(Shou-VR*)
£1,430,000,000,000: Britain's personal debt timebomb
Average household debt is now £54,000 - double the level a decade ago, despite record low interest rates, and ministers fear that failure to pay back loans and credit will leave thousands at risk of losing their home
Britain faces a timebomb as the cost of living crisis forces more people into crippling debt they will not be able to repay, according to a major study published today.
