2. (modifier) immediately, quickly, instantly, straightaway, right away, forthwith, at once - indicates something happens immediately following something else.
Ka kai nei rā taua māia nei, ānō ka mākona tangetange, kātahi ka matewai a ia (White 5 1888:57). / That fellow ate and it was as if he was quickly satisfied, then he was thirsty.
Synonyms: tere, wawe, rere, kimonga kanohi