whakawhēauau
1. (verb) to delay, linger, tarry.
Kua kore i taea te whakawhēauau nā te mea e rere ana te wā (HM 4/1998:3). / We are no longer able to delay because time is passing.
Synonyms: karioi, taruna, whakaroa, whakataruna, whakananawe, paratinaku, tarioi, whakatinaku