when the time is ripe



when the time is ripe

Fig. at exactly the right time. I'll tell her the good news when the time is ripe. When the time is ripe, I'll bring up the subject again.
See also: ripe, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Klaudio-Croatian
Nicoline-French, Dutch
Deloresdə-LAWR-isEnglish
Hirshel-Yiddish
NoËLno-ELFrench
RhydderchHRUDH-erkhWelsh