the time is ripe
If you say that the time is ripe, you mean that it is a suitable point for a particular activity:
I'm waiting till the time is ripe before I tell my parents that I failed my two exams.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
At the right time
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- cue
- dot
- on the dot idiom
- opportune
- prompt
- psychological moment
- punctual
- regular
- schedule
- sharp
- time
- timekeeper
- timekeeping
- timely
- timing
- well timed