I was about to start this post with "the government", but realize I hate the term. It's connotation can bring malaise to the most enthusiastic observer of the body politic. "Government" would be more general and a sense of justice is aroused at its honest utterance - because we know what a government should be. A government should not run late. What if paramedics were late to a crash? What if police or firefighters were late to an attempted arson? What if security was late to bank run on a Federal Reserve Bank? Aha, now that is inconceivable. Ever heard of the expression put your money where your mouth is? Routine delay is asking me for a loan to the government that no government should ask a citizen to loan. Tell the European Union that Greece is just experiencing a "routine delay"!

Not when it's mandated by law. That's called criminal. Ever tried turning in your taxes late without filing for an extension?

It takes along time to redact everything to protect the guilty (for "national security".)

"Routine Delays"? What does that mean anyway? In the real world, we would call that "rescheduling".