They Should Have Been Ready With The Announcement.

The moment the safe landing zone opened.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-725818

https://twitterwithbraincells.blogspot.com/2022/12/we-have-to-assume-theres-no-crack-left.html

No-one forced them to put the deadline in the diary.

Just as no-one was forcing them to keep the deadline in the diary, for even a moment.