nāwai rā - after a time, in due course, for some time
Nāwai rā, nāwai rā.Eventually.
Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.
Nāwai rā i pai te tiki, kua kino.For some time, all went well with the fetching, then it got bad.
