Ripe for (something) adjective
To be ready for something to happen
Time is ripe for the village to develop tourism.
He is ripe for the transfer to a new club.
The country is ripe for electoral reform.
Used to emphasize one's availability or openness to a situation
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.