The grapes are known for their uneven pattern of ripening: a single bunch may contain both raisin-like, over-ripe grapes and green, unripened grapes.
In addition, fruit is overripe and tasteless.
I believe it is absolutely right that we should now be considering the need for change—indeed the time for change is overripe.
But the time is now ripe, indeed overripe, to make a decision.
It is a question which in my opinion is overripe for settlement.
There can be no doubt that the social security system was overripe for review and reform, if only because of its complexity and administrative cost.
The first means "half"and the second means"overripe"—in other words, an overripe pear.
The time is overripe for a reduction of hours.
