time is ripe

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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.

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If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death together with the man to whom the secret was told. The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context You will know what has become of him, Miss Lockwood, when the time is ripe for it. The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context "And that their sins may grow," I said, "let them live in their folly until their time is ripe. The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context			till hell freezes over till kingdom come till the fat lady sings tilt tilt at windmills tilt back tilt to tilt toward timber time time after time time and again Time and tide wait for no man time flies Time flies when you're having fun time for time for a change time hangs heavy Time hangs heavy on hands time has come time in Time is a great healer Time is money Time is of the essence time is on side time is ripe Time is up time off time off for good behavior time on hands time out Time to call it a day Time to call it a night time to catch breath time to go time to hit the road time to run time was time will tell Time works wonders time's a-wastin' time's up time-out times times are changing Times change Times change and we with time times have changed tin tin ear tinge with			Time Interpolation and Spatial Averaging time interval time interval time interval time interval time interval Time Interval Analyzer Time Interval Counter Time Interval Error Time Interval Inspection Time Interval Medical Event Recorder Time Interval Meter Time Interval Optimization Time Interval Petri Networks Time invariance Time invariant Time invariant system Time Invariant Transfer Function Time Inversion Operations, Charge, Parity operations Time is a great healer Time Is A Warriors Tool Time Is Capital Time Is Money Time Is Money Time Is Now Time is of the essence Time is of the essence Time is of the essence Time is of the essence time is on side time is ripe Time Is Running Out Time Is Ticking Out time is up Time it takes for 50% of the stomach to empty Time Keeping System Time Labeled Scheduling Automaton time lag time lag time lag time lag time lag Time Lag Discrimination Time Lag Fuel Moisture Time Lagged Recurrent Network time lags time lags time lags time lags time lags Time lapse photography Time Lapse Recorder Time Lapse Video Cassette Recorder Time Last Modified Time Length Time Letter of Credit Time Letters of Credit time lies heavy time limit Time Limit Exceeded Time Limit Fuse

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