the time is ripe (for something)SUITABLEused to say it is a very suitable time for something to happen, especially when it should have happened sooner (某事的)时机已经成熟 The time is ripe for a review of progress up to now. 是时候回顾一下目前为止所取得的进展了。
the time is ripe (for something)• So the time is ripe for a major overhaul of the sixth form.• As with acupuncture, this is a difficult field for research, but the time is ripe for active scientific investigations.• The time was ripe for change in the company.• Amato thinks the time is ripe for educational reform.
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