HT1338 How long does it take Mountain Lion to download?

I purchased the upgrade about 4 hours ago and it has been supposedly "downloading" since then with no cues or prompts.  How long will this take and when should I expect to have to do something to help it along?  Thanks very much.

Go to sleep. When you get up in the morning it will be waiting for you to install.
Tip: Before you install quit out of the installer, then go to /Applications/ "Install OS X.app" and copy the installer off to some other media, a pocket drive, another hard drive. Then double-click the "Install OS X.app" to do the install. This is because after it's installed the installer self-destructs. So, if you have another Mac you want to install on, or for safe keeping in case you ever need it again, save it.

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