When Does iCould Sync?

I am very curious about just exactly when iCloud performs sync'ing. I'm sitting at my mac and typing into notes. (Notes is selected in my iCloud Preferences and I'm up to date on all software.) But my Notes aren't sync'ing very well. When I finish my typing I have my iPhone open to the same Note that I've been typing on my Mac.
But the changes I've made on my Mac are not being updated on my iPhone. Should I wait for some number of minutes? Finally I quit Notes on my Mac and then reopen them. My Notes on iPhone are now sync'ed. I'm glad they did but I'm still curious about just what triggers iCloud to sync. Can someone explain?

Try a reset ..
On the Mac open System Preferences > iCloud
Deselect the box next to Notes then reselect it.
On your iPhone, tap Settings > iCloud
Switch Notes off then back on.
Give iCloud a few minutes to re sync the data.

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