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
Costello
Sandrine	-	French
Kincaid	[kin'keid]
Suoma	SOO-o-mah	Finnish
Gregorios	-	Greek, Late Greek
Ensio	EN-see-o	Finnish