He could have articulated better but I know what he means. Let's say I have a level 5+ Advent Mothership with level 3 Colonize, for a 60% cost break.
I colonize a planet. If I try to build enhancements now, I pay full cost. Instead, I have to wait a while (I haven't timed it, but it's around 30 seconds or so) for the price break to kick in and I pay 40% instead.
It's hardly game breaking, but it's really rather annoying to have to colonize, then go do something else, then come back to it later for upgrading rather than the more natural colonize -> upgrade -> go do something else.
