Google Search Console doesn't update on a single schedule. Performance reports (clicks, impressions, CTR, position) typically show data with a 2-3 day delay, sometimes stretching to 4 days during Google processing backlogs. You'll see yesterday's data become available around midday Eastern, though the exact time fluctuates. URL Inspection Tool pulls fresh crawl data within hours if Google recently visited your page, but it can also show stale cached results if your site hasn't been recrawled in days or weeks. Index Coverage reports generally update daily, catching new indexing issues or resolved errors within 24-48 hours. Core Web Vitals data operates on a 28-day rolling window and only updates when Google collects sufficient field data from real Chrome users visiting your pages. Low-traffic pages may never generate CWV data in GSC. Manual actions and security issues post immediately when applied but can take weeks to clear after you fix the underlying problem and request reconsideration. Sitemaps submitted through GSC get processed within hours to days, but seeing all submitted URLs indexed can take weeks or months depending on crawl budget and site authority. We manage 500+ domains at Ottawa SEO, and smaller sites in competitive niches often wait 2-4 weeks for new pages to appear in index coverage, while established properties get crawled within hours. The Mobile Usability and Rich Results reports update roughly weekly, so don't expect instant validation after fixing structured data or mobile issues. If you're tracking a specific fix, check back in 7-10 days rather than refreshing hourly. One quirk: GSC filters data by property type (domain property vs URL prefix). If you recently switched from http to https or added a new subdomain, you might be looking at the wrong property and wondering why data isn't updating. Always verify you're viewing the correct property that matches your live site configuration and that your XML sitemap points Google to the active version.