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ripe for

Definition

C2 developed to a suitable condition for something to happen: The company is ripe for takeover. The time is ripe (= it is the right time) for investing in new technology.Ready and willingUnwilling and reluctant
(Definition of ripe for from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)