They took a breather when the sun was at nadir and the shadows had become confusing.
The situation has become somewhat more confusing of late, however.
I hope this helps without becoming too confusing.
It is a predicament becoming more confusing by the day.
But your dream world of wheeling and dealing become confusing.
Due to some typeface manufacturers' failure to understand and implement the system correctly, however, things have actually become more confusing.
Lately, it has become even more confusing, because prices of many retail products have been falling sharply.
At several times during the course of the operation the rules of engagement changed, and became even more confusing.
So the situation had become even more confusing.
In many ways it has become more complicated and confusing.