待った

待った

"Wait" or "Hold on."

In this sentence, 待ったなし conveys the idea of urgency or that waiting is not an option.

待ったなしの状況だ。

It's a situation where there's no time to wait.

Here, 待った is the past tense of 待つ, which means 'to wait,' used in the context of expecting someone.

友達を待ったが、来なかった。

I waited for my friend, but they didn't come.

待った in this sentence refers to an interrupted action or a halt, often used idiomatically.

突然の待ったがかかった。

Suddenly, there was a halt or stop.