기다렸다가

waited and then

→ 기다리다
기다렸 Past tense + 다가 After doing
verb · informal, past tense Rare #22,379
waited and then Connects waiting with the action that follows: after waiting, then…
KO: 조금 기다렸다가 집에 갔어요.
EN: I waited a little and then went home.
Conjugation of 기다리다

그를 기다렸다가 총으로 쐈지

I waited for him and then shot him with a gun.

— 레옹 (1994)

좀 더 기다렸다가…

Maybe wait a little longer…

— 택시 (1998)

나는 잠시 기다렸다가 말했다.

I waited a moment, then spoke.