1. (verb) (-tia) to delay, linger, stall for time, hold up.
I whakataruna mātau tae noa ki te taenga mai o te kaikōrero (Ng 1993:449). / We stalled for time until the speaker arrived.
Synonyms: karioi, taruna, whakaroa, whakananawe, paratinaku, tarioi, whakatinaku, whakawhēauau
2. (modifier) dilatory, tardy.
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