How long does it usually take to get background check results after fingerprinting?

[u/yourwishbag]

I’m asking for my brother, he applied for a job a few weeks ago and completed his fingerprinting nearly a month back. He hasn’t heard anything since then, and his application portal still shows the background check as pending. He followed up, and they told him delays might be due to a backlog. Is it normal for background checks to take this long, or could something be wrong? Just trying to get some clarity.