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whāwhai

1. (verb) to be in a hurry, impatient, hurried.

Koia nei au e whāwhai nei kia mau atu i a au te wāhanga tuatahi o tā rāua purei (HP 1991:271). / That's why I was hurrying to catch the first part of their game.

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2. (noun) haste, hurry.

Me huritau anō, kaua e kōwhiria i runga i te whāwhai, i te pōnānā (PK 2008:159). / It should be reconsidered, don't select it in a rush, or be too hasty.

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