2. (loan) (noun) lateness, things arriving late.
Ko ngā tāngata i aru hiku atu, aruaru kau atu ana, i te kaimau, i taua pēke kānga, hoi anō tō rātou i whiwhi, ko te tūreiti ki te mahi rīwai mō tēnei tau (TW 12/2/1875:4). / The people who followed after the bearer of the bag of corn, all they possessed was being too late in putting potatoes in for this year.
Synonyms: tūreititanga, tōmuri