Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38592229-20190620023959/@comment-27144409-20190814221432

I'm guessing that part of that time was R&D and covert shipemts for the machine.

I'm inclined to assume that Oz was hoping for another solution to present itself, since he knows how it could be torment for Pyrrha and Amber. I find that more likely than the main reason being to pressure Pyrrha with an imminent dealine.