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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) the time is ripe the conditions are very good. I think the time is ripe to look for a larger house. |
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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. You will know what has become of him, Miss Lockwood, when the time is ripe for it. "And that their sins may grow," I said, "let them live in their folly until their time is ripe. |
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