No. 3,288 in Japanese
待った
"Wait" or "Hold on."
In a sentence
待ったなしの状況だ。
It's a situation where there's no time to wait.
In this sentence, 待ったなし conveys the idea of urgency or that waiting is not an option.
友達を待ったが、来なかった。
I waited for my friend, but they didn't come.
Here, 待った is the past tense of 待つ, which means 'to wait,' used in the context of expecting someone.
突然の待ったがかかった。
Suddenly, there was a halt or stop.
待った in this sentence refers to an interrupted action or a halt, often used idiomatically.
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