ripe

at the ripe old age of something

live to a ripe old age - to live until you are very old. He died at the ripe old age of eighty-seven.

See also: age, old

live to a ripe old age

to live until you are very old. Both his grandparents lived to a ripe old age.

See also: age, live, old

the time is ripe

if the time is ripe for something, it is a good time to do it or for it to happen. British socialists were convinced that the time was ripe for fundamental social change. (often + for) Many employers feel the time is ripe to give workforces a bigger share of the profits they have helped to create. (often + to do something)

See also: time

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ripe for something

ready for something to happen. She thinks the whole unemployment insurance system is ripe for an overhaul. Nobody was sure if the television audience was ripe for something different. Kinshasa is a city ripe for change.

the time is ripe

the conditions are very good. I think the time is ripe to look for a larger house.

See also: time