diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index 51a9922db..382160da3 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -540,13 +540,13 @@ private:
     }
     virtual void visit(AstDelay* nodep) VL_OVERRIDE {
         if (VN_IS(m_procedurep, Final)) {
-            nodep->v3error("Delays are not legal in final blocks. IEEE 1800-2017 9.2.3");
+            nodep->v3error("Delays are not legal in final blocks (IEEE 1800-2017 9.2.3)");
             VL_DO_DANGLING(pushDeletep(nodep->unlinkFrBack()), nodep);
             return;
         }
         if (VN_IS(m_ftaskp, Func)) {
-            nodep->v3error("Delays are not legal in functions. Suggest use a task. "
-                           "IEEE 1800-2017 13.4.4");
+            nodep->v3error("Delays are not legal in functions. Suggest use a task "
+                           "(IEEE 1800-2017 13.4.4)");
             VL_DO_DANGLING(pushDeletep(nodep->unlinkFrBack()), nodep);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_timing_func_bad.out b/test_regress/t/t_timing_func_bad.out
index 681f70631..978f09039 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_timing_func_bad.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_timing_func_bad.out
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-%Error: t/t_timing_func_bad.v:10:8: Delays are not legal in functions. Suggest use a task. IEEE 1800-2017 13.4.4
+%Error: t/t_timing_func_bad.v:10:8: Delays are not legal in functions. Suggest use a task (IEEE 1800-2017 13.4.4)
                                   : ... In instance t
    10 |       #1 $stop;
       |        ^
-%Error: t/t_timing_func_bad.v:23:8: Delays are not legal in final blocks. IEEE 1800-2017 9.2.3
+%Error: t/t_timing_func_bad.v:23:8: Delays are not legal in final blocks (IEEE 1800-2017 9.2.3)
                                   : ... In instance t
    23 |       #1;
       |        ^