1. (location) a little while ago, just before.
I hoki mai au inakuarā. Kāore anō au kia whai wā ki te whakarongo ki ngā karere i te waea (PK 2008:169). / I returned a short time ago. I haven't yet had time to listen to the telephone messages.
Synonyms: ina tonu, i nakua tonu nei, inā tata nei, i mua tata atu, nōnākuara
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