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mea ake

1. later, soon, eventually - denotes a short lapse of time before something happens. Sometimes written as meāke.

Mea ake nei kua huri kē te ara o ngā mahi a Ngata ki te Pakanga Tuatahi me ngā hua i puta i te mutunga o taua parekura (TTR 1996:106). / Soon Ngata was diverted by the First World War and the aftermath of that war.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

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