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time is ripe

[time is ripe] The best time has come for doing something. * /The Prime Minister will hold elections when the time is ripe./ * /Lee saw his mother was upset, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

all in good time

[all in good time] {adv. phr.} Some time soon, when the time is ripe for an event to take place. * /"I want to get married, Dad," Mike said. "All […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in season

[in season] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. {literary} At the proper or best time. * /Fred's father told him that he was not old enough yet but that he would […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

acquire a taste for

[acquire a taste for] {v. phr.} To become fond of something; get to like something. * /Jack acquired a taste for ripe cheeses when he went to France./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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