vaitata, v.i. Draw close, be near (of time and place).
Kua vaitata roa tōku tīnana ‘oro‘enua i te ‘ānau.
My mare is getting very near her time now;
E tiaki koe kia vaitata mai te puaka ka pupu‘i ei.
Wait till the pig gets close before you shoot;
Neke atu,‘e vaitata roa tēnā. Move away a bit, that is too close; Ko Ngātangi‘ia te ‘ōire vaitata ki Tītīkāveka.
Ngātangi‘ia is the nearest village to Tītīkāveka;
Kua vaitata te ora.
It’s nearly time. Vaitata i te mate, near to death.