disaster waiting to happen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested 1940s, apparently modeled after accident waiting to happen.

Noun[edit]

disaster waiting to happen (plural disasters waiting to happen)

  1. Something potentially very dangerous or likely to fail.
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