Using mountain lion, why does it take so long for mail to show up?  messages appear on my iphone but not on my iMac

Using mountain lion on iMac.  Email appears on my iPhone but when I open mail on desktop the messages aren't there and take several minutes before they appear.  Thoughts as to why this happens?  Anyone else experiencing this too?

Thank you.  Check for new msgs is set for every minute.  However, I got your message on my iPhone and it still hasn't appeared on iMac.

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