2. (verb) (-hia,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to delay, linger, loiter, prolong, tarry.
Synonyms: whakaupa, autō, aukume, whakaupaupa, whakawhēauau, karioi, whakataruna, taruna, mōnaroa, paratinaku, whakananawe, tarioi, whakatinaku
3. (noun) delay.
4. (noun) lengthening, prolonging, extending.
5. (noun) expansion.