to be in full bloom, be at one's prime or perfection,
I.of persons, cities and states, Hdt., etc.
2.c. dat. to flourish or abound in a thing, πλούτωι id=Hdt.; παρασκευῆι Thuc.
3.c. inf. to be strong enough to do, Xen.
II.of things, ἀκμάζει ὁ πόλεμος, ἡ νόσος the war, the plague is at its height, Thuc.; ἀκμάζον θέρος mid-summer, id=Thuc.; of corn, to be just ripe, id=Thuc.
2.impers. ἀκμάζει, c. inf., it is high time to do, Aesch.