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Idiom

time is ripe

Meaning

A suitable time has arrived for a particular activity.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The time is ripe to start our new project.”

“After months of careful planning, the team decided the time is ripe to launch their product in the international market.”

“With public opinion shifting rapidly in their favor, the activists felt the time is ripe to demand significant changes to the existing legislation.”

Examples

simple

“The time is ripe to start our new project.”

contextual

“After months of careful planning, the team decided the time is ripe to launch their product in the international market.”

complex

“With public opinion shifting rapidly in their favor, the activists felt the time is ripe to demand significant changes to the existing legislation.”

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