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takaroa

1. (verb) to be late, tardy.

Ka takaroa te Kōti nō muri kē mai ka rēhitatia ngā ingoa kua tukuna noa atu (TTR 1990:73). / The court delayed and only much later registered the names, which had been sent in long before.

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Synonyms: reiti, tōmuringa, muringa, tūreiti, akutō, tōmuri

2. (noun) delay.

Ka rongo ia ki tēnei, kātahi ka mea kia kāti ia te takaroa, engari kia hohoro tonu tana haere ki tua o ngā maunga (TWMNT 18/4/1876:93). / When he heard this he said that he should not delay, but he should hurry and go to the other side of the mountains.

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