1. (verb) to be kept waiting.
Me haere tāua kia kite koe i tōku iwi, i ōku whanaunga hoki, kia kite rātou i a au, kei pōpōroroa mai rātou ki a au (NM 1928:167). / You and I should go so you can see my people and my relations, and so they can see me, lest they are kept waiting for me.
Synonyms: pōpōroa
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