Imminent as in "as soon as the money is paid in, upfront, we'll make the announcement".
Yes, clearly that's the most plausible reason for the very slight delay.
As we Gribkowsky watchers well know, cheques from Bernie go from offshore banks in the Virgin Islands, via Flavio, and are then routed through some obscure Austrian Trust.
A very private man, often ashamed of his considerable generosity, BE said at the time, 'I didn't want anyone to know who the money was from'.
Now, you can imagine the scene at the Ghosn home today, when the 136 million turns up inexplicably on the balance of Mrs Ghosn's Carrefour shopping card.
I am sure Carlos will think of some explanation over the weekend and Lotus will be fine on Monday.