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ka taka te wā ...

1. time passed, in time, later, eventually.

Ka taka te wā, ka puta te kōrero a Taiaroa nā Ngāi Tahu katoa i tuku te mana whakahaere ki a ia (TTR 1994:101). / Taiaroa later claimed that the whole of the Ngāi Tahu gave the authority to him.

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

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