For example, if an owner in a noncritical path with 50 days of total float delays the approval of structural steel shop drawings by 40 days, and then the contractor further delays the succeeding steel erection activity by an additional 50 days, the contractor can be held responsible for the 40-day delay to the project. On the other hand, if the contractor “gets to the float first” and delays the submittal of shop drawings by 40 days (the predecessor activity to the owner’s approval) , and thereafter, the owner delays their review and approval by 40 days, then the owner can be held responsible for the 30-day delay to the project.