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Why an expired domain can take 80 days to free up
Original: A domain does not become free the day it expires. Five stages: reminders, grace, redemption (about 30 days), pending del
Domain experts are explaining that a domain does not become available the moment it expires. It passes through five stages: reminders, a grace period, a redemption period of roughly 30 days, a pending delete window of about five days, and finally the drop, with the whole process taking up to 75 to 80 days. The explainer is being shared as a useful correction to a common misconception.
Why now: People frequently misunderstand the domain expiry process, so a clear explainer circulates widely.
Evidence
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