1. give it time - an idiom to indicate that at some time in the future something will happen or there'll be a change of attitude.
He wā e taka e kitea ai te puāwaitanga o tā rātou e mahi nei (HKK 1999:144). / Give it time and the results of what they are doing will be seen.
See also he wā ka taka
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
