BT Hag 5a(16) : חזייה לההוא גברא דקא מנקיט תאיני, שביק הנך דמטו ושקיל הני דלא מטו‏ : he saw a certain man who was collecting figs: leaving those that had become ripe while taking the ones that had not become ripe
See the entire entry for mṭy vb. to come, to reach