27" Status "Preparing for Shipment" - How Long?

Earlier this morning, my 27" iMac order went into "Preparing for Shipment". Checking status into this evening, it has not changed.  How long does it usually take to change status to "Shipped"?
Here are the particulars of the order:
27-inch iMac
Configuration
NVIDIAGeForceGTX780M 4GB GDDR5
3.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
1TB Fusion Drive
MAGIC TRACKPAD
Apple WL Kybd (English)+UG
COUNTRY KIT
Long time Mac owner (1984 - Orginal 128K Mac & Imagewriter).  Still just as excited to get my new iMac as I was back in '84.

It was about a total of 12 hours.  Waiting for your bright shiney iMac to arrive can be painful.  However, once recieved, like labor pain (I'm told), the pain is quickly forgotten and joy fills in it's place.
I am a very happy owner and user of my new iMac.

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