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he wā ka taka

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 ka taka e kite ai koe i te tika o aku kōrero (HKK 1999:144). / Give it time and you'll see what I'm saying is right.

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