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
Reba['ri:bə]
Assunta-Italian
LorneLAWRNEnglish
Ieronimus-Late Roman
Gethsemanegeth-SEM-ə-nee (English)Biblical
AsunciÓNah-soon-THYON (Spanish), ah-soon-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish