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time is ripe

time is ripe phrase: a suitable time has arrived for a particular activity.

Phrase

time is ripe

  1. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the and often followed by for) A suitable time has arrived for a particular activity.
    • Near-synonym: time is up
    Synonyms:
    time is up

Synonyms of time is ripe

Questions about time is ripe

What does time is ripe mean?
Time is ripe means a suitable time has arrived for a particular activity.
What part of speech is time is ripe?
Time is ripe is a phrase.

Words near time is ripe in the dictionary

  1. time is a great healer
  2. time is a great healer of all wounds
  3. time is money
  4. time is of the essence
  5. time is on one's side
  6. time is ripe
  7. time is short
  8. time is the great healer
  9. time is ticking
  10. time is up
  11. time it out

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