time is ripe

Prov. It is the most favorable time to do something. You ought to buy a house this year. Prices are so low, and you have enough money saved for a down payment. The time is ripe. Since Joe was in a good mood, I judged that the time was ripe to ask him for the favor I needed.

time is ripe

This is the right moment for something, as in The time is ripe for a revival of that play. Shakespeare used this term (and may have originated it) in 1 Henry IV (1:3): "Letters shall direct your course when time is ripe."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baldry	['bɔ:ldri]
Hall	HAWL	English
Heiko	HIE-ko (Low German, Dutch)	Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Decimus	DE-ki-muws	Ancient Roman
Zvi	-	Hebrew
Alfven