How Long Does Turnitin Take to Generate a Report?
First submissions are usually fast. Resubmissions and deadline rushes are not — and that gap is where students lose marks.
First submission
Typically a few minutes. Large PDFs, scanned documents and files above 40 MB take longer because the text layer has to be extracted before matching begins.
Resubmissions to the same assignment
Turnitin throttles repeat submissions to the same folder: after the third attempt, reports can take up to 24 hours. Plan for this — do not leave your final resubmission to the last evening.
Deadline peaks
Queues lengthen sharply in the hours before a mass deadline. A check that normally takes four minutes can take an hour on the busiest nights of term.
What slows a file down
- Scanned or image-only PDFs with no text layer
- Files near the 100 MB / 800-page limits
- Password-protected or corrupted documents
- Documents under 20 words, which are rejected outright
Our delivery time
FREKUM WRITES delivers most reports in 10–30 minutes end to end, including manual review, and you can watch the live progress on your dashboard while an instructor processes the file.
FAQ
Why is my Turnitin report taking 24 hours?
You have most likely exceeded three submissions to the same assignment folder, which triggers Turnitin's resubmission delay.
How fast is your service?
Usually 10–30 minutes from payment confirmation to the PDF landing in your downloads.
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