ripe
/raɪp/ adjectiveDefinition
› developed enough and ready to be eaten: ripe bananas
ripe for sth › developed enough to be ready for something: The country is ripe for change. The time is ripe for (= It is the right time for) investing in new technology.
(Definition of ripe adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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